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 Sunday, 28 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:56 – 07:46
- 2♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:26
- 4☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 11:56
- 7♂︎ Mars11:56 – 12:46
- 8☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:36
- 9♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:16
- 11☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 16:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 18:05
- 2♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:16
- 3☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:26
- 4♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:46
- 6☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 01:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:16
- 9♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:36
- 11♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Newcastle?
On Sunday, 28 June 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 10h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 14h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:56 to 07:46: 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.
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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.