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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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun

Sunrise
05:04
Sunset
19:20
Next sunrise
05:05

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

Day

  1. 1☉︎ Sun05:04 – 06:15
  2. 2♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:27
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:38
  4. 4☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:49
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 11:01
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 12:12
  7. 7♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:23
  8. 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:35
  9. 9♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:46
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:58
  11. 11☽︎ Moon16:58 – 18:09
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:20

Night

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:09
  2. 2♂︎ Mars20:09 – 20:58
  3. 3☉︎ Sun20:58 – 21:46
  4. 4♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:35
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:24
  6. 6☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:13
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:01
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:50
  9. 9♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:39
  10. 10☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:27
  11. 11♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:16
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:05

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 9h 45m: twelve night hours of 49 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Sun, from 05:04 to 06:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.

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