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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, 6 February 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:36
Sunset
19:08
Next sunrise
05:37

A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:43
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:51
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:51 – 08:59
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 10:06
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 11:14
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:22
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:29
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:37
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:45
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:52
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 18:00
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:08

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:00
  2. 2☉︎ Sun20:00 – 20:52
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:45
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:37
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:30
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:22
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:15
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:07
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:07 – 02:59
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:52
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:44
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:37

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Friday, 6 February 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:36 to 06:43: 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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