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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 Monday, 5 October 2026: day of the Moon

Sunrise
05:40
Sunset
18:13
Next sunrise
05:39

A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:43
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:46
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter07:46 – 08:48
  4. 4♂︎ Mars08:48 – 09:51
  5. 5☉︎ Sun09:51 – 10:54
  6. 6♀︎ Venus10:54 – 11:57
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury11:57 – 12:59
  8. 8☽︎ Moon12:59 – 14:02
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 15:05
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 16:08
  11. 11♂︎ Mars16:08 – 17:10
  12. 12☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:13

Night

  1. 1♀︎ Venus18:13 – 19:10
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury19:10 – 20:07
  3. 3☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:04
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 22:02
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:59
  6. 6♂︎ Mars22:59 – 23:56
  7. 7☉︎ Sun23:56 – 00:53
  8. 8♀︎ Venus00:53 – 01:50
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury01:50 – 02:47
  10. 10☽︎ Moon02:47 – 03:44
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:42
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter04:42 – 05:39

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Monday, 5 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 12h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Moon, from 05:40 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon again.

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