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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 08:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:20
- 5♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:59
- 9☽︎ Moon14:59 – 16:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 17:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:29
- 12♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:29
- 2♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:09
- 4☽︎ Moon22:09 – 22:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 23:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:40
- 7♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:20
- 9♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 04:01
- 11☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:41 to 06:51: 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.