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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:18
- 2☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:35
- 6☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:39
- 7♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:47
- 9☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 18:00
- 12♂︎ Mars18:00 – 19:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:00
- 2♀︎ Venus20:00 – 20:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 21:51
- 4☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:34
- 8☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:21
- 11☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Newcastle?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:14 to 07:18: 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.