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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:16
- 3♂︎ Mars07:16 – 08:20
- 4☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:24
- 5♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:31
- 7☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:35 – 13:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:43
- 10♂︎ Mars14:43 – 15:47
- 11☉︎ Sun15:47 – 16:51
- 12♀︎ Venus16:51 – 17:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 18:51
- 2☽︎ Moon18:51 – 19:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 20:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:43 – 21:39
- 5♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:35
- 6☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:31
- 7♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:23
- 9☽︎ Moon01:23 – 02:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 03:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:15 – 04:11
- 12♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gold Coast?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 12h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:08 to 06:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.