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, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:50 – 08:01
- 3♂︎ Mars08:01 – 09:11
- 4☉︎ Sun09:11 – 10:21
- 5♀︎ Venus10:21 – 11:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:42
- 7☽︎ Moon12:42 – 13:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 15:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 16:13
- 10♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:23
- 11☉︎ Sun17:23 – 18:33
- 12♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:33
- 2☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:13 – 23:02
- 5♂︎ Mars23:02 – 23:52
- 6☉︎ Sun23:52 – 00:42
- 7♀︎ Venus00:42 – 01:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:21
- 9☽︎ Moon02:21 – 03:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:11 – 04:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 04:50
- 12♂︎ Mars04:50 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wollongong?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:40 to 06:50: 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.