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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:48
- 2♀︎ Venus06:48 – 07:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:10
- 4☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:54
- 8☉︎ Sun13:54 – 15:05
- 9♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:27
- 11☽︎ Moon17:27 – 18:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:49 – 20:38
- 2♂︎ Mars20:38 – 21:27
- 3☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:16
- 4♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 23:54
- 6☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:21
- 9♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:10
- 10☉︎ Sun03:10 – 03:59
- 11♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:37 to 06:48: 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.