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 Saturday, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 06:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:55 – 07:53
- 3♂︎ Mars07:53 – 08:51
- 4☉︎ Sun08:51 – 09:50
- 5♀︎ Venus09:50 – 10:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:48 – 11:46
- 7☽︎ Moon11:46 – 12:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:44 – 13:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:43 – 14:41
- 10♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:39
- 11☉︎ Sun15:39 – 16:37
- 12♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:37
- 2☽︎ Moon18:37 – 19:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:39 – 20:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:40 – 21:42
- 5♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:44
- 6☉︎ Sun22:44 – 23:46
- 7♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:47 – 01:49
- 9☽︎ Moon01:49 – 02:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:51 – 03:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:52 – 04:54
- 12♂︎ Mars04:54 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Logan City?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:57 to 06:55: 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.