Planetary hours
in Brisbane.
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 Thursday, 8 January 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 06:09
- 2♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:18
- 3☉︎ Sun07:18 – 08:27
- 4♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:45
- 6☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:54 – 13:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 14:12
- 9♂︎ Mars14:12 – 15:21
- 10☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:29
- 11♀︎ Venus16:29 – 17:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 18:47
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:47 – 19:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:38 – 20:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:21
- 4♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:12
- 5☉︎ Sun22:12 – 23:03
- 6♀︎ Venus23:03 – 23:54
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 00:45
- 8☽︎ Moon00:45 – 01:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:19
- 11♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:10
- 12☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brisbane?
On Thursday, 8 January 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:00 to 06:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.