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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:42
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:42 – 05:51
- 2♀︎ Venus05:51 – 07:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:09
- 4☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:37
- 7♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:46
- 8☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:55
- 9♀︎ Venus13:55 – 15:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:13
- 11☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:23
- 2♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:13
- 3☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:04
- 4♀︎ Venus21:04 – 21:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:46
- 6☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:18
- 9♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:09
- 10☉︎ Sun02:09 – 03:00
- 11♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gold Coast?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:42, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:42 to 05:51: 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.