Which hora is running now in Melbourne?

Right now Melbourne is in the Mercury hora (Auspicious), which runs until 20:29. A new hora begins every sixty minutes, counted from sunrise at 06:29.

Which hora is good for new work today in Melbourne?

Pick a benefic hora from today's chart — Jupiter for lasting beginnings and finance, Venus for art and luxury, Mercury for trade and study, the Moon for gentle household matters — and keep the start clear of Rahu Kalam (08:08–09:47 today).

What time does the first hora start in Melbourne?

At the local sunrise — 06:29 today. Being Monday, that opening hora belongs to Moon, the weekday's lord, and the fixed sequence follows from there.

Why is Melbourne's hora chart different from other cities?

Because horas count from the local sunrise. Melbourne's sunrise differs from every other city's, so the hora boundaries differ too, even though the sequence of lords is the same everywhere.

Hora

Hora Today in Melbourne

Today is Monday, so the first hora in Melbourne — from sunrise at 06:29 — belongs to Moon. Each hora lasts sixty minutes, and the full 24-hour chart below is anchored to Melbourne's exact sunrise.

Hora now in MelbourneNow

Mercury

Auspicious

Running now — ends at 20:29

Hora (planetary hours)

Each hora here is a 60-minute planetary hour counted from sunrise — the classical Kala Hora sequence, where the first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's lord. Some panchangs instead divide day and night separately into twelve unequal horas each.

Day horas

Hora lord	Nature	Time
Moon	Auspicious	06:29 – 07:29
Saturn	Inauspicious	07:29 – 08:29
Jupiter	Auspicious	08:29 – 09:29
Mars	Inauspicious	09:29 – 10:29
Sun	Inauspicious	10:29 – 11:29
Venus	Auspicious	11:29 – 12:29
Mercury	Auspicious	12:29 – 13:29
Moon	Auspicious	13:29 – 14:29
Saturn	Inauspicious	14:29 – 15:29
Jupiter	Auspicious	15:29 – 16:29
Mars	Inauspicious	16:29 – 17:29
Sun	Inauspicious	17:29 – 18:29
Venus	Auspicious	18:29 – 19:29
MercuryNow	Auspicious	19:29 – 20:29

Night horas

Hora lord	Nature	Time
Moon	Auspicious	20:29 – 21:29
Saturn	Inauspicious	21:29 – 22:29
Jupiter	Auspicious	22:29 – 23:29
Mars	Inauspicious	23:29 – 00:29⁺¹
Sun	Inauspicious	00:29⁺¹ – 01:29⁺¹
Venus	Auspicious	01:29⁺¹ – 02:29⁺¹
Mercury	Auspicious	02:29⁺¹ – 03:29⁺¹
Moon	Auspicious	03:29⁺¹ – 04:29⁺¹
Saturn	Inauspicious	04:29⁺¹ – 05:29⁺¹
Jupiter	Auspicious	05:29⁺¹ – 06:29⁺¹

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Sunrise & sunset in Melbourne

Sunrise: 06:29
Sunset: 19:41
Day length: 13 h 12 min
Night length: 10 h 46 min
Next sunrise: 06:27

Every window on this page is a fraction of the day span (sunrise to sunset) or the night span (sunset to the next sunrise), so the times move a little every day and differ from city to city.

The sun rises in Melbourne at 06:29 today; horas run in sixty-minute steps from that moment — day horas until sunset at 19:41, night horas after. Being Monday, the sequence opens with Moon and then repeats Sun → Venus → Mercury → Moon → Saturn → Jupiter → Mars through the full day. Horas of Jupiter, Venus, Mercury and the Moon count as auspicious; those of the Sun, Mars and Saturn call for care with new beginnings.

Also today in Melbourne

How the hora chart works in Melbourne

The chart counts sixty-minute planetary hours from Melbourne's own sunrise, so its boundaries move with the season — a monsoon sunrise near six gives horas on the hour; a winter sunrise past seven shifts every boundary with it.

To use it, match the work to the lord: enduring beginnings and gold in Jupiter's hora, art and luxury in Venus's, trade and study in Mercury's, quiet household work in the Moon's. The Sun, Mars and Saturn horas are for their own domains — authority, contest, labour — not for fresh starts.

For weightier decisions, cross-check the running choghadiya and keep clear of Rahu Kalam — both are one line below, computed for Melbourne from the same sunrise and sunset.

Frequently asked questions

Which hora is running now in Melbourne?: Right now Melbourne is in the Mercury hora (Auspicious), which runs until 20:29. A new hora begins every sixty minutes, counted from sunrise at 06:29.
Which hora is good for new work today in Melbourne?: Pick a benefic hora from today's chart — Jupiter for lasting beginnings and finance, Venus for art and luxury, Mercury for trade and study, the Moon for gentle household matters — and keep the start clear of Rahu Kalam (08:08–09:47 today).
What time does the first hora start in Melbourne?: At the local sunrise — 06:29 today. Being Monday, that opening hora belongs to Moon, the weekday's lord, and the fixed sequence follows from there.
Why is Melbourne's hora chart different from other cities?: Because horas count from the local sunrise. Melbourne's sunrise differs from every other city's, so the hora boundaries differ too, even though the sequence of lords is the same everywhere.

Hora — meaning, sequence & usage guide →

Hora timings by city

Horas are counted from the local sunrise, so every city's chart starts at a different moment. Open your city for today's exact planetary hours.