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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:55 – 06:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:15
- 3☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:44
- 6♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:54
- 7☉︎ Sun11:54 – 13:03
- 8♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:23
- 10☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:52 – 19:42
- 2☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:32
- 3♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:13
- 5☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 23:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:44
- 8♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:34
- 9☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:24
- 10♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:05
- 12☽︎ Moon04:05 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:55 to 06:05: 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.