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, 31 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:14
- 2☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:10
- 3♀︎ Venus08:10 – 09:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 10:03
- 5☽︎ Moon10:03 – 11:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 12:53
- 8♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:50
- 9☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:47
- 10♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:40
- 12☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:36
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:43
- 3♂︎ Mars19:43 – 20:46
- 4☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:50
- 5♀︎ Venus21:50 – 22:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:56
- 7☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 02:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 03:06
- 10♂︎ Mars03:06 – 04:09
- 11☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:12
- 12♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wollongong?
On Tuesday, 31 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:17 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 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.