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Planetary hours · East London (South Africa)

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 Friday, 2 January 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:03
Sunset
19:20
Next sunrise
05:04

A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:15
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:26
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:38
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:49
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 11:00
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:00 – 12:12
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:23
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:35
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:46
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:57
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:09
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:20

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:09
  2. 2☉︎ Sun20:09 – 20:57
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:46
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:35
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:23
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:12
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:01
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:49
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:38
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:27
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:16
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:04

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Friday, 2 January 2026, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:03 to 06:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

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