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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:08 – 07:14
- 2☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:19
- 3♀︎ Venus08:19 – 09:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:30
- 5☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:47
- 8♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:52
- 9☉︎ Sun14:52 – 15:57
- 10♀︎ Venus15:57 – 17:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:03 – 18:08
- 12☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:08 – 21:03
- 3♂︎ Mars21:03 – 21:57
- 4☉︎ Sun21:57 – 22:52
- 5♀︎ Venus22:52 – 23:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:40
- 7☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:24
- 10♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:18
- 11☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:13
- 12♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wollongong?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:08 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.