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, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 06:09
- 2☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:35
- 5♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:44
- 6☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:52
- 7♀︎ Venus11:52 – 13:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 14:09
- 9☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:26 – 17:35
- 12♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:35
- 2♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:18
- 4☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 23:52
- 7♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:43
- 8☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:34
- 9♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:17
- 11☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 10h 16m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:01 to 06:09: 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.