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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:53 – 05:59
- 2♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:12
- 4☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:31
- 7♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:37
- 8☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:44
- 9♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:57
- 11☽︎ Moon15:57 – 17:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 18:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:03
- 2♂︎ Mars19:03 – 19:56
- 3☉︎ Sun19:56 – 20:50
- 4♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:37
- 6☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:18
- 9♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:12
- 10☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:05
- 11♀︎ Venus03:05 – 03:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunshine Coast?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:53 to 05:59: 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.