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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 Tuesday, 17 February 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
05:46
Sunset
18:57
Next sunrise
05:47

A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:46 – 06:52
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:52 – 07:58
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:58 – 09:04
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 10:10
  5. 5☽︎ Moon10:10 – 11:16
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:22
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:27
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:33
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:39
  10. 10♀︎ Venus15:39 – 16:45
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 17:51
  12. 12☽︎ Moon17:51 – 18:57

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn18:57 – 19:51
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter19:51 – 20:45
  3. 3♂︎ Mars20:45 – 21:40
  4. 4☉︎ Sun21:40 – 22:34
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:28
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:22
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:16
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:10
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 03:04
  10. 10♂︎ Mars03:04 – 03:59
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:59 – 04:53
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:53 – 05:47

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Tuesday, 17 February 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:46 to 06:52: 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.

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