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, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:21
- 2♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:28
- 4☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:39
- 7♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:43
- 8☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:47
- 9♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:54
- 11☽︎ Moon16:54 – 17:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 19:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 19:58
- 2♂︎ Mars19:58 – 20:54
- 3☉︎ Sun20:54 – 21:50
- 4♀︎ Venus21:50 – 22:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:43
- 6☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:27
- 10☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:24
- 11♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Newcastle?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:17 to 07:21: 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.