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, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:52
- 2☉︎ Sun05:52 – 07:00
- 3♀︎ Venus07:00 – 08:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 09:15
- 5☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:39
- 8♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:46
- 9☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:54
- 10♀︎ Venus14:54 – 16:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 17:09
- 12☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:17
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:02
- 3♂︎ Mars20:02 – 20:54
- 4☉︎ Sun20:54 – 21:46
- 5♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:31
- 7☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 02:07
- 10♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:00
- 11☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:52
- 12♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:44
Other cities · Australia
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gold Coast?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:45 to 05:52: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.