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, 10 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:55
- 2☉︎ Sun06:55 – 08:04
- 3♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:21
- 5☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:39 – 13:47
- 8♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:56
- 9☉︎ Sun14:56 – 16:05
- 10♀︎ Venus16:05 – 17:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:22
- 12☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:13
- 3♂︎ Mars21:13 – 22:05
- 4☉︎ Sun22:05 – 22:56
- 5♀︎ Venus22:56 – 23:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 00:38
- 7☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:12
- 10♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:03
- 11☉︎ Sun04:03 – 04:55
- 12♀︎ Venus04:55 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Tuesday, 10 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:47 to 06:55: 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.
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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.