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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:52 – 06:03
- 2☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:14
- 3♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:35
- 5☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 13:08
- 8♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:19
- 9☉︎ Sun14:19 – 15:29
- 10♀︎ Venus15:29 – 16:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:40 – 17:51
- 12☽︎ Moon17:51 – 19:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 19:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:51 – 20:40
- 3♂︎ Mars20:40 – 21:29
- 4☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:19
- 5♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 23:57
- 7☽︎ Moon23:57 – 00:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:24
- 10♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:14
- 11☉︎ Sun03:14 – 04:03
- 12♀︎ Venus04:03 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: 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.