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, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 05:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 07:07
- 3♂︎ Mars07:07 – 08:16
- 4☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:25
- 5♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:35 – 11:44
- 7☽︎ Moon11:44 – 12:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:54 – 14:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:12
- 10♂︎ Mars15:12 – 16:22
- 11☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:31
- 12♀︎ Venus17:31 – 18:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:41 – 19:31
- 2☽︎ Moon19:31 – 20:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:13 – 22:03
- 5♂︎ Mars22:03 – 22:54
- 6☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:44
- 7♀︎ Venus23:44 – 00:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:26
- 9☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 03:58
- 12♂︎ Mars03:58 – 04:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brisbane?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:48 to 05:57: 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.