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 Wednesday, 28 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:20
- 2☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:47
- 5♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:56
- 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 13:05
- 7♀︎ Venus13:05 – 14:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:23
- 9☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:50
- 12♂︎ Mars18:50 – 19:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:59 – 20:50
- 2♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:32
- 4☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:14 – 01:05
- 7♂︎ Mars01:05 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:48
- 9♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:30
- 11☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Newcastle?
On Wednesday, 28 January 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:11 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.