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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:08
- 2☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:35
- 5♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:44
- 6☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:53
- 7♀︎ Venus11:53 – 13:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 14:11
- 9☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:38
- 12♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:38
- 2♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:20
- 4☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 23:53
- 7♂︎ Mars23:53 – 00:44
- 8☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:35
- 9♀︎ Venus01:35 – 02:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:17
- 11☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brisbane?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:59 to 06:08: 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.