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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:06
- 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:26
- 5♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:54
- 9☽︎ Moon14:54 – 16:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 17:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:14
- 12♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:14
- 2♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:00
- 4☽︎ Moon22:00 – 22:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:39
- 7♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:12
- 11☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wollongong?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:59 to 07:06: 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.