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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:02
- 3☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:29
- 6♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:37
- 7☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:46
- 8♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 15:04
- 10☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:22
- 2☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:13
- 3♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:55
- 5☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:29
- 8♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:20
- 9☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:11
- 10♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:53
- 12☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brisbane?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:44 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:44 to 05:53: 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.