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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:48 – 06:57
- 2♀︎ Venus06:57 – 08:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:13
- 4☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:39
- 7♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:47
- 8☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:55
- 9♀︎ Venus14:55 – 16:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:12
- 11☽︎ Moon17:12 – 18:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:20 – 19:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:20
- 2♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:12
- 3☉︎ Sun21:12 – 22:04
- 4♀︎ Venus22:04 – 22:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:47
- 6☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:21
- 9♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:13
- 10☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:04
- 11♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:48 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.