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, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:30 – 08:24
- 3♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:18
- 4☉︎ Sun09:18 – 10:13
- 5♀︎ Venus10:13 – 11:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:07 – 12:01
- 7☽︎ Moon12:01 – 12:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 13:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 14:43
- 10♂︎ Mars14:43 – 15:37
- 11☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:31
- 12♀︎ Venus16:31 – 17:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:25 – 18:31
- 2☽︎ Moon18:31 – 19:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:43 – 21:49
- 5♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:54
- 6☉︎ Sun22:54 – 00:00
- 7♀︎ Venus00:00 – 01:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:06 – 02:12
- 9☽︎ Moon02:12 – 03:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:18 – 04:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:23 – 05:29
- 12♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wollongong?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 10h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:36 to 07:30: 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.