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, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:27 – 07:29
- 3♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:31
- 4☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:33
- 5♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:35 – 11:37
- 7☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:39 – 13:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:43
- 10♂︎ Mars14:43 – 15:45
- 11☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:47
- 12♀︎ Venus16:47 – 17:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 18:47
- 2☽︎ Moon18:47 – 19:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 20:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:40
- 5♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:38
- 6☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:36
- 7♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:32
- 9☽︎ Moon01:32 – 02:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:28 – 04:26
- 12♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brisbane?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:25 to 06:27: 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.