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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 Saturday, 12 September 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
06:11
Sunset
17:58
Next sunrise
06:10

A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:10
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter07:10 – 08:09
  3. 3♂︎ Mars08:09 – 09:08
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:08 – 10:07
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:06
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:06 – 12:04
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:04 – 13:03
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:03 – 14:02
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:02 – 15:01
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:01 – 16:00
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:00 – 16:59
  12. 12♀︎ Venus16:59 – 17:58

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury17:58 – 18:59
  2. 2☽︎ Moon18:59 – 20:00
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:00 – 21:01
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 22:02
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:02 – 23:03
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:03 – 00:04
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:04 – 01:05
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:05 – 02:06
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:06 – 03:07
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 04:08
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter04:08 – 05:09
  12. 12♂︎ Mars05:09 – 06:10

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 11h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 12h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 06:11 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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