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Planetary hours · East London (South Africa)

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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun

Sunrise
05:09
Sunset
18:35
Next sunrise
05:08

A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:16
  2. 2♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:23
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:30
  4. 4☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:37
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:45
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:52
  7. 7♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:59
  8. 8☉︎ Sun12:59 – 14:06
  9. 9♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:13
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:20
  11. 11☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:27
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:35

Night

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter18:35 – 19:27
  2. 2♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:20
  3. 3☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:13
  4. 4♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:06
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 22:58
  6. 6☽︎ Moon22:58 – 23:51
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:44
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:37
  9. 9♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:30
  10. 10☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:22
  11. 11♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:15
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:08

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 13h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Sun, from 05:09 to 06:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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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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.