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 Saturday, 4 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:08 – 09:06
- 3♂︎ Mars09:06 – 10:05
- 4☉︎ Sun10:05 – 11:03
- 5♀︎ Venus11:03 – 12:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 12:59
- 7☽︎ Moon12:59 – 13:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:57 – 14:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:53
- 10♂︎ Mars15:53 – 16:51
- 11☉︎ Sun16:51 – 17:49
- 12♀︎ Venus17:49 – 18:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 19:49
- 2☽︎ Moon19:49 – 20:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 21:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 22:55
- 5♂︎ Mars22:55 – 23:57
- 6☉︎ Sun23:57 – 00:59
- 7♀︎ Venus00:59 – 02:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 02:03
- 9☽︎ Moon02:03 – 03:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:05 – 04:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:07 – 05:09
- 12♂︎ Mars05:09 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wollongong?
On Saturday, 4 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:10 to 08:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.