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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:52
- 2☽︎ Moon05:52 – 07:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 08:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:08 – 09:15
- 5♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:23
- 6☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:31
- 7♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:47
- 9☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 16:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 17:10
- 12♂︎ Mars17:10 – 18:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:10
- 2♀︎ Venus19:10 – 20:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:02 – 20:54
- 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 21:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:39 – 23:31
- 7♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:23
- 8☉︎ Sun00:23 – 01:15
- 9♀︎ Venus01:15 – 02:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 03:00
- 11☽︎ Moon03:00 – 03:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 04:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gold Coast?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:44 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:44 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.