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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:19
- 2♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:25
- 4☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:34
- 7♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:37
- 8☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:40
- 9♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:46
- 11☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 17:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:49
- 2♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:46
- 3☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:43
- 4♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:37
- 6☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:28
- 9♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:25
- 10☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:22
- 11♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunshine Coast?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:16 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.