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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:18
- 2♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:08
- 4☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 10:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:53
- 7♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:48
- 8☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:43
- 9♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:33
- 11☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:28
- 2♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:33
- 3☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:38
- 4♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:48
- 6☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 02:03
- 9♂︎ Mars02:03 – 03:08
- 10☉︎ Sun03:08 – 04:13
- 11♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brisbane?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 12h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:23 to 07:18: 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.