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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 Thursday, 1 October 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
05:45
Sunset
18:10
Next sunrise
05:44

A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter05:45 – 06:47
  2. 2♂︎ Mars06:47 – 07:50
  3. 3☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:52
  4. 4♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:54
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury09:54 – 10:56
  6. 6☽︎ Moon10:56 – 11:58
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn11:58 – 13:00
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 14:02
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:02 – 15:04
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:04 – 16:06
  11. 11♀︎ Venus16:06 – 17:08
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury17:08 – 18:10

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon18:10 – 19:08
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn19:08 – 20:06
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 21:04
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:04 – 22:01
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:01 – 22:59
  6. 6♀︎ Venus22:59 – 23:57
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 00:55
  8. 8☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:53
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:51
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter02:51 – 03:48
  11. 11♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:46
  12. 12☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:44

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Thursday, 1 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 11h 34m: twelve night hours of 58 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 05:45 to 06:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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