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 Wednesday, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 06:06
- 2☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:21
- 5♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:26
- 6☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:31
- 7♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:41
- 9☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:57
- 12♂︎ Mars16:57 – 18:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:02 – 18:57
- 2♀︎ Venus18:57 – 19:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 20:46
- 4☽︎ Moon20:46 – 21:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:31
- 7♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:26
- 8☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:20
- 9♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 03:10
- 11☽︎ Moon03:10 – 04:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunshine Coast?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:01 to 06:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.