Planetary hours
in East London.
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, 8 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:19
- 2☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:52
- 5♂︎ Mars09:52 – 11:03
- 6☉︎ Sun11:03 – 12:15
- 7♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:10
- 12♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:10
- 2♀︎ Venus20:10 – 20:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:48
- 4☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:15
- 7♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:04
- 8☉︎ Sun01:04 – 01:53
- 9♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:31
- 11☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Wednesday, 8 January 2025, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 14h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 9h 49m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:08 to 06:19: 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.