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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:54 – 07:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:40
- 3☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:20
- 6♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:14
- 7☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:07
- 8♀︎ Venus13:07 – 14:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:54
- 10☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:41
- 2☉︎ Sun18:41 – 19:47
- 3♀︎ Venus19:47 – 20:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 22:00
- 5☽︎ Moon22:00 – 23:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 00:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:20
- 8♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:26
- 9☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:33
- 10♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:46
- 12☽︎ Moon05:46 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:54 to 07:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.