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 Wednesday, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 06:03
- 2☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:22 – 09:31
- 5♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:40
- 6☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:50
- 7♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 14:08
- 9☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:36
- 12♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:45 – 19:36
- 2♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:18
- 4☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 22:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 23:50
- 7♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:41
- 8☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:31
- 9♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:13
- 11☽︎ Moon03:13 – 04:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brisbane?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 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 04:55, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:54 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.