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 Wednesday, 10 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:49
- 2☽︎ Moon06:49 – 08:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:35
- 6☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 15:10
- 9☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:45
- 12♂︎ Mars18:45 – 19:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:56 – 20:45
- 2♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:22
- 4☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 23:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:47
- 7♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:35
- 8☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 04:01
- 11☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Central Coast?
On Wednesday, 10 December 2025, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:37 to 06:49: 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.