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, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:54
- 2☽︎ Moon06:54 – 08:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:20
- 5♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:37
- 7♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:54
- 9☽︎ Moon14:54 – 16:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 17:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:19
- 12♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:19
- 2♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:02
- 4☽︎ Moon22:02 – 22:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:02
- 11☽︎ Moon04:02 – 04:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Newcastle?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:46 to 06:54: 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.