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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:13
- 2☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:35
- 6☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:52
- 9☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 17:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 18:09
- 12♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:09
- 2♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:57
- 4☽︎ Moon21:57 – 22:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:40
- 7♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:35
- 8☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:29
- 9♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:17
- 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wollongong?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:07 to 07:13: 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.