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 Sunday, 28 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:57
- 2♀︎ Venus06:57 – 08:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 09:20
- 4☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 14:07
- 8☉︎ Sun14:07 – 15:19
- 9♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:43
- 11☽︎ Moon17:43 – 18:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:54 – 20:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 20:54
- 2♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:43
- 3☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:31
- 4♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:07
- 6☽︎ Moon00:07 – 00:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:32
- 9♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:21
- 10☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:09
- 11♀︎ Venus04:09 – 04:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Central Coast?
On Sunday, 28 December 2025, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 9h 39m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:45 to 06:57: 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.