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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 06:06
- 2☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:15 – 08:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:34
- 5♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:44
- 6☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:53
- 7♀︎ Venus11:53 – 13:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:03 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:41
- 12♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:50 – 19:41
- 2♀︎ Venus19:41 – 20:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:22
- 4☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 23:53
- 7♂︎ Mars23:53 – 00:43
- 8☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:34
- 9♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:15
- 11☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:56 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 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.