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 Monday, 16 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:52 – 08:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:02 – 09:11
- 4♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:21
- 5☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:30
- 6♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:49
- 8☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 16:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:18
- 11♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:27
- 12☉︎ Sun18:27 – 19:36
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:17
- 3☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 22:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 23:49
- 6♂︎ Mars23:49 – 00:39
- 7☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:30
- 8♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 03:11
- 10☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 04:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:52 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Monday, 16 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:43 to 06:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.