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, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:21
- 3♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:29
- 4☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:38
- 5♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:55
- 7☽︎ Moon11:55 – 13:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 14:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 15:21
- 10♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:29
- 11☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:38
- 12♀︎ Venus17:38 – 18:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 19:38
- 2☽︎ Moon19:38 – 20:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 22:13
- 5♂︎ Mars22:13 – 23:04
- 6☉︎ Sun23:04 – 23:56
- 7♀︎ Venus23:56 – 00:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:47 – 01:39
- 9☽︎ Moon01:39 – 02:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:13
- 12♂︎ Mars04:13 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gold Coast?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:04 to 06:12: 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.