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, 13 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:59 – 06:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:17
- 3☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:43
- 6♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:52
- 7☉︎ Sun11:52 – 13:01
- 8♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:19
- 10☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:45 – 19:37
- 2☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:28
- 3♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:10
- 5☽︎ Moon22:10 – 23:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:43
- 8♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:34
- 9☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:25
- 10♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:07
- 12☽︎ Moon04:07 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Friday, 13 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:59 to 06:08: 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.