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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:55
- 2☽︎ Moon05:55 – 07:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:22
- 5♂︎ Mars09:22 – 10:31
- 6☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:39
- 7♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:57
- 9☽︎ Moon13:57 – 15:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 16:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:24
- 12♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:24
- 2♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:06
- 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 21:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 22:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:39
- 7♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:31
- 8☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:22
- 9♀︎ Venus01:22 – 02:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 03:04
- 11☽︎ Moon03:04 – 03:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunshine Coast?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:46 to 05:55: 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.