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, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:57 – 08:06
- 3♂︎ Mars08:06 – 09:14
- 4☉︎ Sun09:14 – 10:22
- 5♀︎ Venus10:22 – 11:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:30 – 12:39
- 7☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 14:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 16:03
- 10♂︎ Mars16:03 – 17:11
- 11☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:20
- 12♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:28 – 20:20
- 2☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 22:55
- 5♂︎ Mars22:55 – 23:46
- 6☉︎ Sun23:46 – 00:38
- 7♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:22
- 9☽︎ Moon02:22 – 03:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 04:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 04:57
- 12♂︎ Mars04:57 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:49 to 06:57: 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.