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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:23
- 3☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:37
- 6♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:42
- 7☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:47
- 8♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:56
- 10☽︎ Moon15:56 – 17:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:10
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:06
- 2☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:01
- 3♀︎ Venus21:01 – 21:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 22:51
- 5☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:36
- 8♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:32
- 9☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:27
- 10♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:17
- 12☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wollongong?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:13 to 07:18: 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.