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 Sunday, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:09
- 2♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 08:59
- 4☽︎ Moon08:59 – 09:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:44
- 7♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:39
- 8☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:34
- 9♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:24
- 11☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:20
- 2♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:25
- 3☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:30
- 4♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:39
- 6☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:54
- 9♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:59
- 10☉︎ Sun02:59 – 04:04
- 11♀︎ Venus04:04 – 05:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brisbane?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 11h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 13h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:14 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.