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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 19:06
- 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 – 08:25
- 4☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:59
- 7♂︎ Mars11:59 – 13:10
- 8☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:21
- 9♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:44
- 11☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 19:55
- 2♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:44
- 3☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:33
- 4♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:10
- 6☽︎ Moon23:10 – 23:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 00:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:37
- 9♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:25
- 10☉︎ Sun02:25 – 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, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 14h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 9h 46m: 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.