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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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun

Sunrise
05:24
Sunset
18:23
Next sunrise
05:23

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

Day

  1. 1☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:29
  2. 2♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:34
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:39
  4. 4☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:43
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:48
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:53
  7. 7♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:58
  8. 8☉︎ Sun12:58 – 14:03
  9. 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 15:08
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:13
  11. 11☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:18
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:23

Night

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:18
  2. 2♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:13
  3. 3☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:08
  4. 4♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:03
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 22:58
  6. 6☽︎ Moon22:58 – 23:53
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:48
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:43
  9. 9♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:38
  10. 10☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:33
  11. 11♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:28
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:23

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 11h 00m: twelve night hours of 55 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Sun, from 05:24 to 06:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.

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