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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 06:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:03 – 07:14
- 3♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:25
- 4☉︎ Sun08:25 – 09:36
- 5♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:59
- 7☽︎ Moon11:59 – 13:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 14:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:32
- 10♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:43
- 11☉︎ Sun16:43 – 17:54
- 12♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:05 – 19:54
- 2☽︎ Moon19:54 – 20:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:43 – 21:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:21
- 5♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:10
- 6☉︎ Sun23:10 – 23:59
- 7♀︎ Venus23:59 – 00:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:47 – 01:36
- 9☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:03
- 12♂︎ Mars04:03 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 9h 47m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.