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, 16 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:08 – 07:09
- 2☉︎ Sun07:09 – 08:11
- 3♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:13
- 5☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:18
- 8♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:19
- 9☉︎ Sun14:19 – 15:21
- 10♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:23
- 12☽︎ Moon17:23 – 18:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:23 – 20:22
- 3♂︎ Mars20:22 – 21:21
- 4☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:19
- 5♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 00:17
- 7☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 02:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:13
- 10♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:11
- 11☉︎ Sun04:11 – 05:10
- 12♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Tuesday, 16 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 12h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 11h 44m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:08 to 07:09: 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.