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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:08 – 07:13
- 2☉︎ Sun07:13 – 08:18
- 3♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:29
- 5☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:45
- 8♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:50
- 9☉︎ Sun14:50 – 15:56
- 10♀︎ Venus15:56 – 17:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 18:07
- 12☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 21:01
- 3♂︎ Mars21:01 – 21:56
- 4☉︎ Sun21:56 – 22:50
- 5♀︎ Venus22:50 – 23:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:39
- 7☽︎ Moon00:39 – 01:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:23
- 10♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:17
- 11☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:12
- 12♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:08 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.