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 Sunday, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:52 – 06:03
- 2♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:24
- 4☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:56
- 7♂︎ Mars11:56 – 13:07
- 8☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:18
- 9♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:39
- 11☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 19:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:00 – 19:49
- 2♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:39
- 3☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:28
- 4♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 23:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:35
- 9♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:24
- 10☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:14
- 11♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:52 to 06:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.