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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:07 – 06:11
- 2♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:19
- 4☽︎ Moon08:19 – 09:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:31
- 7♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:35
- 8☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:39
- 9♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:47
- 11☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 17:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 18:51
- 2♂︎ Mars18:51 – 19:47
- 3☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:43
- 4♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:35
- 6☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:22
- 9♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:18
- 10☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:14
- 11♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gold Coast?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 11h 10m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:07 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.