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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 8 of the night, until 02:22
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 07:00
- 2☽︎ Moon07:00 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:23
- 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:38
- 7♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:53
- 9☽︎ Moon14:53 – 16:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:16
- 12♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:16
- 2♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:01
- 4☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:37
- 7♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:22
- 9♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:06
- 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 04:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Central Coast?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:52 to 07:00: 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.