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 Wednesday, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:55
- 2☽︎ Moon06:55 – 08:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 09:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:21
- 5♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:39
- 7♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:56
- 9☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:23
- 12♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:23
- 2♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:05
- 4☽︎ Moon22:05 – 22:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 23:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:39
- 7♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 04:03
- 11☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:46 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.