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 Saturday, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 07:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:05 – 08:16
- 3♂︎ Mars08:16 – 09:27
- 4☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:39
- 5♀︎ Venus10:39 – 11:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:50 – 13:01
- 7☽︎ Moon13:01 – 14:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:35
- 10♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:47
- 11☉︎ Sun17:47 – 18:58
- 12♀︎ Venus18:58 – 20:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 20:58
- 2☽︎ Moon20:58 – 21:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:24
- 5♂︎ Mars23:24 – 00:13
- 6☉︎ Sun00:13 – 01:02
- 7♀︎ Venus01:02 – 01:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:39
- 9☽︎ Moon02:39 – 03:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:28 – 04:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:17 – 05:05
- 12♂︎ Mars05:05 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 9h 45m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:53 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.