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 Friday, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 08:01
- 3☽︎ Moon08:01 – 09:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:37
- 6♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:49
- 7☉︎ Sun12:49 – 14:01
- 8♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:25
- 10☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 20:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:01 – 20:49
- 2☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:37
- 3♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:13
- 5☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:37
- 8♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:25
- 9☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:13
- 10♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 04:49
- 12☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wollongong?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 14h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:37 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.