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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Brisbane).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:09
- 2☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:35
- 5♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:44
- 6☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:53
- 7♀︎ Venus11:53 – 13:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 14:10
- 9☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:36
- 12♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:45 – 19:36
- 2♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:19
- 4☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 23:53
- 7♂︎ Mars23:53 – 00:44
- 8☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:36
- 9♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:18
- 11☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunshine Coast?
On Wednesday, 6 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 05:01, lasts 10h 16m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:00 to 06:09: 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.