Planetary hours
in Victoria.
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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:07
- 2☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:21
- 6☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:32
- 9☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:42
- 12♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:46 – 19:42
- 2♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:35
- 4☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:11
- 11☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Victoria?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:04 to 07:07: 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.