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, 19 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 06:05
- 2♂︎ Mars06:05 – 07:15
- 3☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:25
- 4♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:34 – 10:44
- 6☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 13:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 14:13
- 9♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:22
- 10☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:32
- 11♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:41 – 18:51
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:51 – 19:41
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:41 – 20:32
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:22
- 4♂︎ Mars21:22 – 22:12
- 5☉︎ Sun22:12 – 23:03
- 6♀︎ Venus23:03 – 23:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:44
- 8☽︎ Moon00:44 – 01:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:15
- 11♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:05
- 12☉︎ Sun04:05 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Thursday, 19 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 10h 04m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:56 to 06:05: 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.