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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:45 – 05:55
- 2♀︎ Venus05:55 – 07:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:14
- 4☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:43
- 7♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 14:02
- 9♀︎ Venus14:02 – 15:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:22
- 11☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:31
- 2♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:22
- 3☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:12
- 4♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 22:53
- 6☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:24
- 9♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:15
- 10☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:05
- 11♀︎ Venus03:05 – 03:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gold Coast?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:45 to 05:55: 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.