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 Tuesday, 22 February 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:34 – 07:40
- 2☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:45
- 3♀︎ Venus08:45 – 09:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:55
- 5☽︎ Moon10:55 – 12:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 13:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 14:11
- 8♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:16
- 9☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:21
- 10♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:32
- 12☽︎ Moon18:32 – 19:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:27
- 3♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:22
- 4☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:16
- 5♀︎ Venus23:16 – 00:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 01:06
- 7☽︎ Moon01:06 – 02:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 02:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:56 – 03:51
- 10♂︎ Mars03:51 – 04:45
- 11☉︎ Sun04:45 – 05:40
- 12♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Newcastle?
On Tuesday, 22 February 2028, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:34 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.