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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:57 – 06:06
- 2♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:24
- 4☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:51
- 7♂︎ Mars11:51 – 13:01
- 8☉︎ Sun13:01 – 14:10
- 9♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:28
- 11☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 19:37
- 2♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:28
- 3☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:19
- 4♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:01
- 6☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:34
- 9♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:25
- 10☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:15
- 11♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brisbane?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:57 to 06:06: 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.