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, 25 April 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:19
- 2☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:14
- 3♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 10:03
- 5☽︎ Moon10:03 – 10:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:47
- 8♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:42
- 9☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:36
- 10♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:25
- 12☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:31
- 3♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:36
- 4☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:42
- 5♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:53
- 7☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 02:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 03:09
- 10♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:15
- 11☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:20
- 12♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Tuesday, 25 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:25 to 07:19: 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.