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 Sunday, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:17
- 2♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:37
- 4☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 13:06
- 7♂︎ Mars13:06 – 14:16
- 8☉︎ Sun14:16 – 15:26
- 9♀︎ Venus15:26 – 16:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:36 – 17:46
- 11☽︎ Moon17:46 – 18:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:55 – 20:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:05 – 20:55
- 2♂︎ Mars20:55 – 21:46
- 3☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:36
- 4♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:17
- 6☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:47
- 9♂︎ Mars02:47 – 03:38
- 10☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:28
- 11♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:08 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.