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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:53 – 07:00
- 2☉︎ Sun07:00 – 08:08
- 3♀︎ Venus08:08 – 09:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:23
- 5☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:46
- 8♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:54
- 9☉︎ Sun14:54 – 16:01
- 10♀︎ Venus16:01 – 17:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:09 – 18:17
- 12☽︎ Moon18:17 – 19:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:09
- 3♂︎ Mars21:09 – 22:01
- 4☉︎ Sun22:01 – 22:53
- 5♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:38
- 7☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:15
- 10♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:07
- 11☉︎ Sun04:07 – 05:00
- 12♀︎ Venus05:00 – 05:52
Other cities · Australia
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:53 to 07:00: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.