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 Tuesday, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:57 – 06:06
- 2☉︎ Sun06:06 – 07:16
- 3♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:34
- 5☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 13:02
- 8♂︎ Mars13:02 – 14:12
- 9☉︎ Sun14:12 – 15:21
- 10♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:30 – 17:40
- 12☽︎ Moon17:40 – 18:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:49 – 19:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:30
- 3♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:21
- 4☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:12
- 5♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 23:53
- 7☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:25
- 10♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:15
- 11☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:06
- 12♀︎ Venus04:06 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:57 to 06:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.