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 Thursday, 3 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:09
- 2♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:12
- 3☉︎ Sun08:12 – 09:14
- 4♀︎ Venus09:14 – 10:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:20
- 6☽︎ Moon11:20 – 12:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:22 – 13:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:28
- 9♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:30
- 10☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:33
- 11♀︎ Venus16:33 – 17:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:36 – 18:38
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:38 – 19:36
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:36 – 20:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:30
- 4♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:28
- 5☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:25
- 6♀︎ Venus23:25 – 00:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:20
- 8☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:12
- 11♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:09
- 12☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Victoria?
On Thursday, 3 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 11h 28m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:06 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.