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 Saturday, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 06:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:05 – 07:15
- 3♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:24
- 4☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:34
- 5♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:44 – 11:54
- 7☽︎ Moon11:54 – 13:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 14:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:14 – 15:23
- 10♂︎ Mars15:23 – 16:33
- 11☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:43
- 12♀︎ Venus17:43 – 18:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 19:43
- 2☽︎ Moon19:43 – 20:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:23 – 22:13
- 5♂︎ Mars22:13 – 23:04
- 6☉︎ Sun23:04 – 23:54
- 7♀︎ Venus23:54 – 00:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 01:34
- 9☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:04
- 12♂︎ Mars04:04 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.