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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:06
- 3☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:30
- 6♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:39
- 7☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:47
- 8♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 16:03
- 10☽︎ Moon16:03 – 17:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:19
- 2☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:11
- 3♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 22:54
- 5☽︎ Moon22:54 – 23:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:22
- 9☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:14
- 10♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 04:57
- 12☽︎ Moon04:57 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 10h 22m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:50 to 06:58: 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.