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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:19 – 08:14
- 3♂︎ Mars08:14 – 09:09
- 4☉︎ Sun09:09 – 10:03
- 5♀︎ Venus10:03 – 10:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 11:53
- 7☽︎ Moon11:53 – 12:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 13:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:43 – 14:38
- 10♂︎ Mars14:38 – 15:33
- 11☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:28
- 12♀︎ Venus16:28 – 17:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:28
- 2☽︎ Moon18:28 – 19:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:38 – 21:43
- 5♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:48
- 6☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:53
- 7♀︎ Venus23:53 – 00:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:58 – 02:03
- 9☽︎ Moon02:03 – 03:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:08 – 04:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:13 – 05:18
- 12♂︎ Mars05:18 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brisbane?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:24 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.