Planetary hours
in Wollongong.
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, 23 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:27
- 3☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 13:07
- 7☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:18
- 8♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:38
- 10☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 18:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:58 – 20:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:08 – 20:58
- 2☉︎ Sun20:58 – 21:48
- 3♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:28
- 5☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 01:58
- 8♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:48
- 9☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:38
- 10♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:18
- 12☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wollongong?
On Friday, 23 January 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:07 to 07:17: 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.