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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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:25
Sunset
18:22
Next sunrise
05:24

A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:30
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:34
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:34 – 08:39
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:39 – 09:44
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:44 – 10:49
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 11:53
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:53 – 12:58
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn12:58 – 14:03
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:08
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:08 – 16:12
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:17
  12. 12♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:22

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:17
  2. 2☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:12
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:07
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 22:03
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:03 – 22:58
  6. 6☉︎ Sun22:58 – 23:53
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:53 – 00:48
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 01:43
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:43 – 02:38
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:33
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:29
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:24

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:25 to 06:30: 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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