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, 13 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:26
- 2☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:04
- 5♂︎ Mars10:04 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:49
- 7♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:33
- 9☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:11
- 12♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:11
- 2♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:26
- 4☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:34 – 22:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:49
- 7♂︎ Mars23:49 – 00:57
- 8☉︎ Sun00:57 – 02:04
- 9♀︎ Venus02:04 – 03:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 04:19
- 11☽︎ Moon04:19 – 05:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:27 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Newcastle?
On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:34 to 07:26: 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.