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, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:39 – 06:49
- 2♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:09
- 4☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:39
- 7♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:58
- 9♀︎ Venus14:58 – 16:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 17:18
- 11☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:28 – 19:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:38 – 20:28
- 2♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:18
- 3☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:08
- 4♀︎ Venus22:08 – 22:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:48
- 6☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:09
- 10☉︎ Sun03:09 – 03:59
- 11♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Newcastle?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:39 to 06:49: 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.