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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:54
- 2☽︎ Moon06:54 – 08:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:53
- 7♀︎ Venus12:53 – 14:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:17
- 9☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:52
- 12♂︎ Mars18:52 – 20:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:04 – 20:52
- 2♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:29
- 4☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 00:53
- 7♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:41
- 8☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:29
- 9♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:06
- 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 04:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Central Coast?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:42 to 06:54: 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.