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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, 13 October 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
05:30
Sunset
18:19
Next sunrise
05:29

A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:34
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:34 – 07:38
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:38 – 08:42
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:46
  5. 5☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:50
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:54
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 12:58
  8. 8♂︎ Mars12:58 – 14:03
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:07
  10. 10♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:11
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:15
  12. 12☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:19

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:15
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:11
  3. 3♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:06
  4. 4☉︎ Sun21:06 – 22:02
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:58
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:54
  7. 7☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:50
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 01:45
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:41
  10. 10♂︎ Mars02:41 – 03:37
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:33
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:29

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 11h 10m: twelve night hours of 56 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:30 to 06:34: 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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