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, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:59 – 08:11
- 3♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:23
- 4☉︎ Sun09:23 – 10:36
- 5♀︎ Venus10:36 – 11:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:48 – 13:00
- 7☽︎ Moon13:00 – 14:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:36
- 10♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:48
- 11☉︎ Sun17:48 – 19:00
- 12♀︎ Venus19:00 – 20:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:00
- 2☽︎ Moon21:00 – 21:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:48 – 22:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:24
- 5♂︎ Mars23:24 – 00:12
- 6☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:00
- 7♀︎ Venus01:00 – 01:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:48 – 02:36
- 9☽︎ Moon02:36 – 03:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:12 – 05:00
- 12♂︎ Mars05:00 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wollongong?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 14h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:47 to 06:59: 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.