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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:03 – 06:11
- 2♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:27
- 4☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:52
- 7♂︎ Mars11:52 – 13:00
- 8☉︎ Sun13:00 – 14:08
- 9♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:25
- 11☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:33 – 18:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:33
- 2♂︎ Mars19:33 – 20:24
- 3☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:16
- 4♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:00
- 6☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:35
- 9♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:27
- 10☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:19
- 11♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:03 to 06:11: 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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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.