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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:54 – 07:03
- 3♂︎ Mars07:03 – 08:12
- 4☉︎ Sun08:12 – 09:20
- 5♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:38
- 7☽︎ Moon11:38 – 12:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:46 – 13:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 15:04
- 10♂︎ Mars15:04 – 16:12
- 11☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:21
- 12♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:21
- 2☽︎ Moon19:21 – 20:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 21:55
- 5♂︎ Mars21:55 – 22:46
- 6☉︎ Sun22:46 – 23:38
- 7♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:20
- 9☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 03:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:03 – 03:55
- 12♂︎ Mars03:55 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunshine Coast?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 10h 16m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.