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 Wednesday, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:03
- 2☽︎ Moon07:03 – 08:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 08:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 10:55
- 6☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:54
- 7♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:50
- 9☽︎ Moon13:50 – 14:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:45
- 12♂︎ Mars16:45 – 17:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:45
- 2♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:48
- 4☽︎ Moon20:48 – 21:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:53
- 7♂︎ Mars23:53 – 00:55
- 8☉︎ Sun00:55 – 01:56
- 9♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 04:00
- 11☽︎ Moon04:00 – 05:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wollongong?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:04 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.