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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:13
- 2♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:21
- 4☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:33
- 7♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:37
- 8☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:41
- 9♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:49
- 11☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 18:53
- 2♂︎ Mars18:53 – 19:49
- 3☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:45
- 4♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:36
- 6☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:24
- 9♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:20
- 10☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:16
- 11♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brisbane?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:09 to 06:13: 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.