Planetary hours
in Sunshine Coast.
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, 20 December 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 05:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 07:08
- 3♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:17
- 4☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:26
- 5♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:45
- 7☽︎ Moon11:45 – 12:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:54 – 14:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:12
- 10♂︎ Mars15:12 – 16:21
- 11☉︎ Sun16:21 – 17:30
- 12♀︎ Venus17:30 – 18:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:39 – 19:30
- 2☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 22:03
- 5♂︎ Mars22:03 – 22:54
- 6☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:45
- 7♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:27
- 9☽︎ Moon01:27 – 02:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:18 – 03:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 04:00
- 12♂︎ Mars04:00 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunshine Coast?
On Saturday, 20 December 2025, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:50 to 05:59: 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.