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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:18
- 3♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:27
- 4☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:36
- 5♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:54
- 7☽︎ Moon11:54 – 13:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:03 – 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 – 22:12
- 5♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:03
- 6☉︎ Sun23:03 – 23:54
- 7♀︎ Venus23:54 – 00:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:45 – 01:36
- 9☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:10
- 12♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Logan City?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:00 to 06:09: 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.