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, 12 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:45 – 05:54
- 2♀︎ Venus05:54 – 07:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:13
- 4☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:40
- 7♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:50
- 8☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:59
- 9♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:18
- 11☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:27
- 2♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:18
- 3☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:08
- 4♀︎ Venus21:08 – 21:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:50
- 6☽︎ Moon22:50 – 23:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:22
- 9♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:13
- 10☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:04
- 11♀︎ Venus03:04 – 03:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:45
Other cities · Australia
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Logan City?
On Sunday, 12 December 2027, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:45 to 05:54: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.