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 Thursday, 1 April 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 08:02
- 2♂︎ Mars08:02 – 09:01
- 3☉︎ Sun09:01 – 10:00
- 4♀︎ Venus10:00 – 10:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 11:57
- 6☽︎ Moon11:57 – 12:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:56 – 13:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 14:54
- 9♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:52
- 10☉︎ Sun15:52 – 16:51
- 11♀︎ Venus16:51 – 17:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:50 – 18:49
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:49 – 19:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:50 – 20:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 21:53
- 4♂︎ Mars21:53 – 22:54
- 5☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:55
- 6♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 01:58
- 8☽︎ Moon01:58 – 02:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 04:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 05:02
- 11♂︎ Mars05:02 – 06:03
- 12☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Newcastle?
On Thursday, 1 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 11h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:04 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.