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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, 5 January 2027: day of Mars

Sunrise
05:06
Sunset
19:20
Next sunrise
05:06

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

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:06 – 06:17
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:28
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:28 – 08:39
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:51
  5. 5☽︎ Moon09:51 – 11:02
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 12:13
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:24
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:35
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:35 – 15:47
  10. 10♀︎ Venus15:47 – 16:58
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 18:09
  12. 12☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:20

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:09
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 20:58
  3. 3♂︎ Mars20:58 – 21:47
  4. 4☉︎ Sun21:47 – 22:36
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:25
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:13
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:02
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 01:51
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:40
  10. 10♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:29
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:18
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:06

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:06 to 06:17: 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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