Planetary hours
in Logan City.
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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:18
- 2♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:08
- 4☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 10:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:53
- 7♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:48
- 8☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:43
- 9♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:33
- 11☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:27
- 2♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:32
- 3☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:37
- 4♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:47
- 6☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 02:02
- 9♂︎ Mars02:02 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Logan City?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 13h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:23 to 07:18: 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.