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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 12 of the day, until 18:37
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:14
- 2☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:36
- 5♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:44
- 6☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:52
- 7♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 14:07
- 9☽︎ Moon14:07 – 15:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:30
- 12♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:30
- 2♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:14
- 4☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 22:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 23:51
- 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:44
- 8☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:36
- 9♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:21
- 11☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:06 to 06:14: 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.