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, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:49 – 07:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:12 – 09:24
- 4♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:36
- 5☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:48
- 6♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 14:11
- 8☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:46
- 11♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:58
- 12☉︎ Sun18:58 – 20:09
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:09 – 20:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:46
- 3☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:11
- 6♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:00
- 7☉︎ Sun01:00 – 01:48
- 8♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:25
- 10☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 14h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:49 to 07:01: 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.