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, 24 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:54 – 06:04
- 2☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:14
- 3♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:34
- 5☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 13:05
- 8♂︎ Mars13:05 – 14:15
- 9☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:25
- 10♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:35 – 17:46
- 12☽︎ Moon17:46 – 18:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:56 – 19:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 20:35
- 3♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:25
- 4☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:15
- 5♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 23:55
- 7☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:24
- 10♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:14
- 11☉︎ Sun03:14 – 04:04
- 12♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Tuesday, 24 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:54 to 06:04: 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.