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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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:10
Sunset
18:34
Next sunrise
05:09

A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:17
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:17 – 07:24
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:31
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:38
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:45
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:52
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:52 – 12:59
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn12:59 – 14:06
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:06 – 15:13
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:13 – 16:20
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:20 – 17:27
  12. 12♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:34

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury18:34 – 19:27
  2. 2☽︎ Moon19:27 – 20:20
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:20 – 21:12
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 22:05
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:05 – 22:58
  6. 6☉︎ Sun22:58 – 23:51
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:51 – 00:44
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 01:37
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:37 – 02:30
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:23
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:16
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:09

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 10h 35m: twelve night hours of 53 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:10 to 06:17: 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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