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 Tuesday, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:54
- 2☉︎ Sun05:54 – 07:03
- 3♀︎ Venus07:03 – 08:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:21
- 5☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:48
- 8♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:57
- 9☉︎ Sun13:57 – 15:06
- 10♀︎ Venus15:06 – 16:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:25
- 12☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:34 – 19:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:16
- 3♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:06
- 4☉︎ Sun21:06 – 21:57
- 5♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:39
- 7☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:12
- 10♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:03
- 11☉︎ Sun03:03 – 03:54
- 12♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brisbane?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:45 to 05:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.