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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:24
- 3☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:32
- 6♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:35
- 7☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:38
- 8♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:43
- 10☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 17:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:52 – 18:49
- 2☉︎ Sun18:49 – 19:46
- 3♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:40
- 5☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:32
- 8♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:29
- 9☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:26
- 10♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:20
- 12☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brisbane?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 12h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:18 to 06:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.