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 Tuesday, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:56 – 07:07
- 2☉︎ Sun07:07 – 08:19
- 3♀︎ Venus08:19 – 09:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:41
- 5☽︎ Moon10:41 – 11:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 13:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 14:15
- 8♂︎ Mars14:15 – 15:26
- 9☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:38
- 10♀︎ Venus16:38 – 17:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 19:00
- 12☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 21:49
- 3♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:38
- 4☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:27
- 5♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 01:04
- 7☽︎ Moon01:04 – 01:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:42 – 03:31
- 10♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:19
- 11☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:08
- 12♀︎ Venus05:08 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wollongong?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 9h 45m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:56 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.