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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 07:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:03 – 08:10
- 3♂︎ Mars08:10 – 09:17
- 4☉︎ Sun09:17 – 10:24
- 5♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:39
- 7☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:53 – 16:00
- 10♂︎ Mars16:00 – 17:07
- 11☉︎ Sun17:07 – 18:14
- 12♀︎ Venus18:14 – 19:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:14
- 2☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:07 – 22:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 22:53
- 5♂︎ Mars22:53 – 23:45
- 6☉︎ Sun23:45 – 00:38
- 7♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:24
- 9☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 04:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:09 – 05:02
- 12♂︎ Mars05:02 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 13h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:56 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.