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 Saturday, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 07:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:10 – 08:20
- 3♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:31
- 4☉︎ Sun09:31 – 10:41
- 5♀︎ Venus10:41 – 11:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:51 – 13:02
- 7☽︎ Moon13:02 – 14:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:33
- 10♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:43
- 11☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:53
- 12♀︎ Venus18:53 – 20:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 20:54
- 2☽︎ Moon20:54 – 21:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:23
- 5♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:12
- 6☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:02
- 7♀︎ Venus01:02 – 01:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:52 – 02:42
- 9☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:31 – 04:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 05:11
- 12♂︎ Mars05:11 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Newcastle?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:00 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.