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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 Wednesday, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:29
Sunset
18:20
Next sunrise
05:27

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

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:33
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:33 – 07:37
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:37 – 08:41
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:46
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:50
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:54
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:58
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 14:03
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:03 – 15:07
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:11
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:15
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:20

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:15
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:11
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:07
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:07 – 22:02
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 22:58
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 23:54
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:49
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:45
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:40
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:36
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:36 – 04:32
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:27

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:29 to 06:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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