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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:59
- 3☽︎ Moon07:59 – 09:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:45
- 7☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:56
- 8♀︎ Venus13:56 – 15:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:19
- 10☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:53 – 20:42
- 2☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:30
- 3♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:08
- 5☽︎ Moon23:08 – 23:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:33
- 8♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:22
- 9☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:11
- 10♀︎ Venus03:11 – 03:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:48
- 12☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.