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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:04 – 06:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:20
- 3☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:44
- 6♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:52
- 7☉︎ Sun11:52 – 13:00
- 8♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:15
- 10☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:31
- 2☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:23
- 3♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:07
- 5☽︎ Moon22:07 – 22:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 23:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:43
- 8♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:35
- 9☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:27
- 10♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:12
- 12☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:04 to 06:12: 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.