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 Thursday, 12 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 06:09
- 2♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:17
- 3☉︎ Sun07:17 – 08:26
- 4♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:43
- 6☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 13:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 14:10
- 9♂︎ Mars14:10 – 15:18
- 10☉︎ Sun15:18 – 16:27
- 11♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:36 – 18:45
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:45 – 19:36
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:36 – 20:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:18
- 4♂︎ Mars21:18 – 22:09
- 5☉︎ Sun22:09 – 23:01
- 6♀︎ Venus23:01 – 23:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:43
- 8☽︎ Moon00:43 – 01:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:17
- 11♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:08
- 12☉︎ Sun04:08 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Thursday, 12 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:00 to 06:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.