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, 26 December 2027: day of the Sun
- 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☉︎ Sun04:58 – 06:10
- 2♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:33
- 4☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:20
- 8☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:32
- 9♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:55
- 11☽︎ Moon16:55 – 18:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:07
- 2♂︎ Mars20:07 – 20:55
- 3☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:43
- 4♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:20
- 6☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 00:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 01:45
- 9♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:34
- 10☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:22
- 11♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?
On Sunday, 26 December 2027, 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?
The Sun, 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: 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.