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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:43 – 06:52
- 2♀︎ Venus06:52 – 08:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 09:10
- 4☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:37
- 7♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:46
- 8☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:55
- 9♀︎ Venus14:55 – 16:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:13
- 11☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:22
- 2♂︎ Mars20:22 – 21:13
- 3☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:04
- 4♀︎ Venus22:04 – 22:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:46
- 6☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:10
- 10☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:00
- 11♀︎ Venus04:00 – 04:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Newcastle?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:43 to 06:52: 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.