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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, 27 October 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
05:14
Sunset
18:30
Next sunrise
05:13

A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:14 – 06:20
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:27
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:33
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:39
  5. 5☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:46
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:52
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:58
  8. 8♂︎ Mars12:58 – 14:05
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:05 – 15:11
  10. 10♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:17
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:24
  12. 12☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:30

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:24
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:17
  3. 3♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:11
  4. 4☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:04
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:04 – 22:58
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:51
  7. 7☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:45
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn00:45 – 01:39
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:32
  10. 10♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:26
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:19
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:13

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:14 to 06:20: 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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