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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:02 – 06:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:11
- 3☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:26
- 6♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:30
- 7☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:35
- 8♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:45
- 10☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 17:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:59 – 18:54
- 2☉︎ Sun18:54 – 19:49
- 3♀︎ Venus19:49 – 20:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 21:40
- 5☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:25
- 8♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:20
- 9☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:16
- 10♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:06
- 12☽︎ Moon04:06 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gold Coast?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:02 to 06:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.