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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:22
- 3☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:36
- 6♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:41
- 7☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:45
- 8♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:55
- 10☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:04
- 2☉︎ Sun20:04 – 20:59
- 3♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:49
- 5☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:35
- 8♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:30
- 9☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:26
- 10♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:16
- 12☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:13 to 07:17: 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.