Planetary hours
in Central Coast.
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, 19 August 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:28 – 07:23
- 2☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:18
- 3♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:08
- 5☽︎ Moon10:08 – 11:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 11:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:53
- 8♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:48
- 9☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:43
- 10♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:38 – 16:33
- 12☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:28
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:38
- 3♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:43
- 4☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:47
- 5♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 23:57
- 7☽︎ Moon23:57 – 01:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 02:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 03:12
- 10♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:17
- 11☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:22
- 12♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Central Coast?
On Tuesday, 19 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 12h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:28 to 07:23: 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.