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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 06:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:22
- 3♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:33
- 4☉︎ Sun08:33 – 09:45
- 5♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 12:08
- 7☽︎ Moon12:08 – 13:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:43
- 10♂︎ Mars15:43 – 16:55
- 11☉︎ Sun16:55 – 18:07
- 12♀︎ Venus18:07 – 19:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:07
- 2☽︎ Moon20:07 – 20:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:55 – 21:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:32
- 5♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:20
- 6☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:09
- 7♀︎ Venus00:09 – 00:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 01:45
- 9☽︎ Moon01:45 – 02:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:11
- 12♂︎ Mars04:11 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 14h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:58 to 06:10: 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.