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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:19 – 07:23
- 2♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:30
- 4☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:46
- 8☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:49
- 9♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 16:57
- 11☽︎ Moon16:57 – 18:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:01 – 19:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:05 – 20:01
- 2♂︎ Mars20:01 – 20:57
- 3☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:53
- 4♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:45
- 6☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:33
- 9♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:29
- 10☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:25
- 11♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:19 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.