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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 07:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:03 – 08:11
- 3♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:18
- 4☉︎ Sun09:18 – 10:25
- 5♀︎ Venus10:25 – 11:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:40
- 7☽︎ Moon12:40 – 13:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 14:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:54 – 16:02
- 10♂︎ Mars16:02 – 17:09
- 11☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:16
- 12♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:24 – 20:16
- 2☽︎ Moon20:16 – 21:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 22:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:01 – 22:54
- 5♂︎ Mars22:54 – 23:47
- 6☉︎ Sun23:47 – 00:39
- 7♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:32 – 02:25
- 9☽︎ Moon02:25 – 03:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:17 – 04:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:02
- 12♂︎ Mars05:02 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wollongong?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:56 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.