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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, 8 December 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
04:52
Sunset
19:08
Next sunrise
04:52

A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars04:52 – 06:03
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:15
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:26
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:37
  5. 5☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:48
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 12:00
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 13:11
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:11 – 14:22
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:34
  10. 10♀︎ Venus15:34 – 16:45
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 17:56
  12. 12☽︎ Moon17:56 – 19:08

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn19:08 – 19:56
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter19:56 – 20:45
  3. 3♂︎ Mars20:45 – 21:34
  4. 4☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:22
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:11
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 00:00
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:49
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:37
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:26
  10. 10♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:15
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:03
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:03 – 04:52

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 04:52 to 06:03: 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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