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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 07:02
- 2☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:49
- 6☉︎ Sun11:49 – 13:00
- 7♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:23
- 9☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 18:58
- 12♂︎ Mars18:58 – 20:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:09 – 20:58
- 2♀︎ Venus20:58 – 21:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:35
- 4☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:38
- 9♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:15
- 11☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:51 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 05:52, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:51 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 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.