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, 27 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:00 – 07:06
- 2☉︎ Sun07:06 – 08:13
- 3♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:26
- 5☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:39 – 13:45
- 8♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:52
- 9☉︎ Sun14:52 – 15:58
- 10♀︎ Venus15:58 – 17:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:11
- 12☽︎ Moon18:11 – 19:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:05
- 3♂︎ Mars21:05 – 21:58
- 4☉︎ Sun21:58 – 22:51
- 5♀︎ Venus22:51 – 23:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:38
- 7☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:19
- 10♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:12
- 11☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:05
- 12♀︎ Venus05:05 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 10h 41m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:00 to 07:06: 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.