Planetary hours
in Gold 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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:26 – 07:20
- 2☉︎ Sun07:20 – 08:15
- 3♀︎ Venus08:15 – 09:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 10:03
- 5☽︎ Moon10:03 – 10:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:46
- 8♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:41
- 9☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:35
- 10♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:24
- 12☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:29
- 3♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:35
- 4☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:40
- 5♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:52
- 7☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 02:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 03:09
- 10♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:14
- 11☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:20
- 12♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gold Coast?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:26 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.