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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:04
- 2☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:36
- 7♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:49
- 9☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 17:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:09
- 12♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:09
- 2♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 21:56
- 4☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 23:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:29
- 8☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:10
- 11☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Newcastle?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:58 to 07:04: 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.