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, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:53 – 06:03
- 2☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:12
- 3♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:21 – 09:31
- 5☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:58
- 8♂︎ Mars12:58 – 14:08
- 9☉︎ Sun14:08 – 15:17
- 10♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:36
- 12☽︎ Moon17:36 – 18:45
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:45 – 19:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:27
- 3♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:17
- 4☉︎ Sun21:17 – 22:08
- 5♀︎ Venus22:08 – 22:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 23:49
- 7☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:22
- 10♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:12
- 11☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:03
- 12♀︎ Venus04:03 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brisbane?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:53 to 06:03: 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.