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 Wednesday, 15 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 06:05
- 2☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:40
- 5♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:51
- 6☉︎ Sun10:51 – 12:03
- 7♀︎ Venus12:03 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 18:01
- 12♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:01
- 2♀︎ Venus20:01 – 20:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:38
- 4☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:03
- 7♂︎ Mars00:03 – 00:51
- 8☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:40
- 9♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:17
- 11☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Wednesday, 15 December 2027, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:53 to 06:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.