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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 07:03
- 3☽︎ Moon07:03 – 08:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:29
- 6♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:37
- 7☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:46
- 8♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 15:03
- 10☽︎ Moon15:03 – 16:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:20
- 2☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:12
- 3♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:54
- 5☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:37 – 00:29
- 8♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:20
- 9☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:12
- 10♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 03:54
- 12☽︎ Moon03:54 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunshine Coast?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:46 to 05:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.