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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:14
- 2☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:46
- 5♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:56
- 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 13:07
- 7♀︎ Venus13:07 – 14:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:28
- 9☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:59
- 12♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:09 – 20:59
- 2♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:38
- 4☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:07
- 7♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:46
- 9♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:25
- 11☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wollongong?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:04 to 07:14: 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.