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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:05
- 2☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:38
- 7♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:51
- 9☽︎ Moon14:51 – 15:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 17:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:11
- 12♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:11
- 2♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:58
- 4☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:11
- 11☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Central Coast?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:59 to 07:05: 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.