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 Tuesday, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:08
- 2☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:17
- 3♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:35
- 5☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 13:01
- 8♂︎ Mars13:01 – 14:10
- 9☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:19
- 10♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:36
- 12☽︎ Moon17:36 – 18:45
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:45 – 19:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:27
- 3♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:19
- 4☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:10
- 5♀︎ Venus22:10 – 23:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 23:53
- 7☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:26
- 10♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:18
- 11☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:09
- 12♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunshine Coast?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:00 to 06:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.