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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 Wednesday, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
04:54
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☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 06:05
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:17
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:29
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:40
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:52
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:52 – 12:03
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:03 – 13:15
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:27
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:38
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:50
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 18:02
  12. 12♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:13

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:02
  2. 2♀︎ Venus20:02 – 20:50
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 21:38
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:27
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:15
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:04
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:04 – 00:52
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:40
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:29
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:17
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:06
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 04:54

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 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?

Mercury, from 04:54 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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