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, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 06:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:15
- 3♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:24
- 4☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:33
- 5♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:51
- 7☽︎ Moon11:51 – 13:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 14:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:09 – 15:18
- 10♂︎ Mars15:18 – 16:26
- 11☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:35
- 12♀︎ Venus17:35 – 18:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:44 – 19:35
- 2☽︎ Moon19:35 – 20:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:09
- 5♂︎ Mars22:09 – 23:00
- 6☉︎ Sun23:00 – 23:51
- 7♀︎ Venus23:51 – 00:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:42 – 01:34
- 9☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:07
- 12♂︎ Mars04:07 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunshine Coast?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:57 to 06:06: 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.