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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, 15 December 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
04:53
Sunset
19:13
Next sunrise
04:54

A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars04:53 – 06:05
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:17
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:28
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:40
  5. 5☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:51
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 12:03
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 13:15
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:15 – 14:26
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:38
  10. 10♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:49
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury16:49 – 18:01
  12. 12☽︎ Moon18:01 – 19:13

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:01
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter20:01 – 20:49
  3. 3♂︎ Mars20:49 – 21:38
  4. 4☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:26
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:15
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 00:03
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:03 – 00:52
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:40
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:28
  10. 10♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:17
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:05
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:05 – 04:54

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 04:53 to 06:05: 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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