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 Tuesday, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:50 – 07:02
- 2☉︎ Sun07:02 – 08:13
- 3♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:36
- 5☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 13:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 14:11
- 8♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:23
- 9☉︎ Sun15:23 – 16:35
- 10♀︎ Venus16:35 – 17:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:46 – 18:58
- 12☽︎ Moon18:58 – 20:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 20:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 21:46
- 3♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:35
- 4☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:23
- 5♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:00
- 7☽︎ Moon01:00 – 01:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 02:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:25
- 10♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:14
- 11☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:02
- 12♀︎ Venus05:02 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:50 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.