Planetary hours
in Sydney.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:28
- 3☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:39
- 6♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:42
- 7☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:46
- 8♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:53
- 10☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:03 – 19:59
- 2☉︎ Sun19:59 – 20:56
- 3♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:49
- 5☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:38
- 8♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:35
- 9☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:31
- 10♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:24
- 12☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:22 to 07:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.