Planetary hours
in Newcastle.
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 Friday, 24 October 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:13
- 3☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:31
- 6♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:37
- 7☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:43
- 8♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:54
- 10☽︎ Moon15:54 – 17:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:06
- 2☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:00
- 3♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:48
- 5☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:18
- 10♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:07
- 12☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Newcastle?
On Friday, 24 October 2025, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:02 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.