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 Saturday, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:03
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:20
- 3♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:28
- 4☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:36
- 5♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:44 – 11:52
- 7☽︎ Moon11:52 – 13:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 14:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 15:16
- 10♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:24
- 11☉︎ Sun16:24 – 17:32
- 12♀︎ Venus17:32 – 18:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:40 – 19:32
- 2☽︎ Moon19:32 – 20:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:08
- 5♂︎ Mars22:08 – 22:59
- 6☉︎ Sun22:59 – 23:51
- 7♀︎ Venus23:51 – 00:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:35
- 9☽︎ Moon01:35 – 02:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:11
- 12♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:03, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.