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, 18 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:33 – 07:28
- 2☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:06
- 6☉︎ Sun11:06 – 12:00
- 7♀︎ Venus12:00 – 12:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:49
- 9☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:33
- 12♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:27 – 18:33
- 2♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:38 – 20:43
- 4☽︎ Moon20:43 – 21:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 02:10
- 9♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:21
- 11☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wollongong?
On Wednesday, 18 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:33 to 07:28: 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.