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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:28 – 07:23
- 2♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:11
- 4☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:54
- 7♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:48
- 8☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:42
- 9♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:31
- 11☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:25
- 2♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:31
- 3☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:36
- 4♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:48
- 6☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 02:05
- 9♂︎ Mars02:05 – 03:11
- 10☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:16
- 11♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brisbane?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:28 to 07:23: 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.