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 Friday, 26 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 08:49
- 3☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 12:03
- 6♂︎ Mars12:03 – 13:07
- 7☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:12
- 8♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:21
- 10☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:31
- 2☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:26
- 3♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:17
- 5☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:03
- 8♂︎ Mars02:03 – 02:59
- 9☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:54
- 10♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:45
- 12☽︎ Moon05:45 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Friday, 26 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:39 to 07:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.