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, 15 August 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:18 – 07:13
- 2☉︎ Sun07:13 – 08:09
- 3♀︎ Venus08:09 – 09:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 10:00
- 5☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:47
- 8♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:43
- 9☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:39
- 10♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:30
- 12☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:26
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:34
- 3♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:38
- 4☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:43
- 5♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:51
- 7☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 03:04
- 10♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:08
- 11☉︎ Sun04:08 – 05:13
- 12♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Logan City?
On Tuesday, 15 August 2028, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:18 to 07:13: 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.