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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 06:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:11
- 3♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:16
- 4☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:21
- 5♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:25 – 11:30
- 7☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:35 – 13:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:40 – 14:45
- 10♂︎ Mars14:45 – 15:50
- 11☉︎ Sun15:50 – 16:55
- 12♀︎ Venus16:55 – 17:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:59 – 18:54
- 2☽︎ Moon18:54 – 19:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:50 – 20:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:45 – 21:40
- 5♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:35
- 6☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:30
- 7♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:25 – 01:20
- 9☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 04:05
- 12♂︎ Mars04:05 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gold Coast?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 11h 01m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:01 to 06:06: 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.