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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:48 – 05:58
- 2♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:17
- 4☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:45
- 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:54
- 8☉︎ Sun12:54 – 14:04
- 9♀︎ Venus14:04 – 15:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:22
- 11☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:32 – 18:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:32
- 2♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:22
- 3☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:13
- 4♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 22:54
- 6☽︎ Moon22:54 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:26
- 9♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:17
- 10☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:08
- 11♀︎ Venus03:08 – 03:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brisbane?
On Sunday, 20 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 04:49, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:48 to 05:58: 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.