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, 7 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:37 – 06:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:48 – 08:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 09:11
- 4♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:23
- 5☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:34
- 6♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 13:58
- 8☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:32
- 11♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:44
- 12☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:56
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:56 – 20:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 21:32
- 3☽︎ Moon21:32 – 22:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:21 – 23:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 23:58
- 6♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:46
- 7☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:34
- 8♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:11
- 10☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 04:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Monday, 7 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: 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.