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 Tuesday, 2 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:20 – 06:27
- 2☉︎ Sun06:27 – 07:33
- 3♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:47
- 5☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 12:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 13:07
- 8♂︎ Mars13:07 – 14:14
- 9☉︎ Sun14:14 – 15:21
- 10♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:34
- 12☽︎ Moon17:34 – 18:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:28
- 3♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:21
- 4☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:14
- 5♀︎ Venus22:14 – 23:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:01
- 7☽︎ Moon00:01 – 00:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:41
- 10♂︎ Mars02:41 – 03:34
- 11☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:27
- 12♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Logan City?
On Tuesday, 2 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:20 to 06:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.