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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 07:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:42 – 08:34
- 3♂︎ Mars08:34 – 09:26
- 4☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:18
- 5♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:10 – 12:02
- 7☽︎ Moon12:02 – 12:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 13:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:47 – 14:39
- 10♂︎ Mars14:39 – 15:31
- 11☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:23
- 12♀︎ Venus16:23 – 17:15
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:15 – 18:23
- 2☽︎ Moon18:23 – 19:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:39 – 21:46
- 5♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:54
- 6☉︎ Sun22:54 – 00:02
- 7♀︎ Venus00:02 – 01:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 02:18
- 9☽︎ Moon02:18 – 03:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:33 – 05:41
- 12♂︎ Mars05:41 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wollongong?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 13h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:50 to 07:42: 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.