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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:52
- 2☽︎ Moon06:52 – 08:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:21
- 5♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:31
- 6☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 15:01
- 9☽︎ Moon15:01 – 16:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:31
- 12♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:31
- 2♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:11
- 4☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:01
- 11☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wollongong?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:42 to 06:52: 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.