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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:36 – 07:30
- 2♀︎ Venus07:30 – 08:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:17
- 4☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 11:58
- 7♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:52
- 8☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:45
- 9♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:33
- 11☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:26
- 2♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:32
- 3☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:39
- 4♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:51
- 6☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 01:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 02:10
- 9♂︎ Mars02:10 – 03:17
- 10☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:23
- 11♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Newcastle?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 13h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:36 to 07:30: 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.