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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:11
- 3☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:32
- 6♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:39
- 7☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:46
- 8♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 16:00
- 10☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:13
- 2☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:06
- 3♀︎ Venus21:06 – 21:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:52
- 5☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:31
- 8♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:17
- 10♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:03
- 12☽︎ Moon05:03 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 35m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:57 to 07:04: 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.