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 Friday, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 08:00
- 3☽︎ Moon08:00 – 09:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:34
- 6♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:45
- 7☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:57
- 8♀︎ Venus13:57 – 15:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:20
- 10☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:54 – 20:43
- 2☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:31
- 3♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:08
- 5☽︎ Moon23:08 – 23:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 00:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:34
- 8♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:23
- 9☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:11
- 10♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 04:49
- 12☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Newcastle?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:37 to 06:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.