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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, 29 December 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
05:00
Sunset
19:19
Next sunrise
05:01

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

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:12
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:24
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:35
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury08:35 – 09:47
  5. 5☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:58
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 12:10
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 13:21
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:33
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:44
  10. 10♀︎ Venus15:44 – 16:56
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 18:08
  12. 12☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:19

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:08
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter20:08 – 20:56
  3. 3♂︎ Mars20:56 – 21:45
  4. 4☉︎ Sun21:45 – 22:33
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:22
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:10
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:10 – 00:59
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 01:47
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:36
  10. 10♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:24
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:13
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:01

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 48 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:00 to 06:12: 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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