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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:48
- 2☽︎ Moon06:48 – 07:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:22
- 5♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 15:06
- 9☽︎ Moon15:06 – 16:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:40
- 12♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:51 – 20:40
- 2♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:18
- 4☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 23:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:22
- 9♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 03:59
- 11☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:51: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 9h 45m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: 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.