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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 Friday, 8 January 2027: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:08
Sunset
19:21
Next sunrise
05:09

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

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:08 – 06:19
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:30
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:41
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:52
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 11:03
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:03 – 12:14
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:25
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:36
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:47
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:58
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 18:09
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:21

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:10
  2. 2☉︎ Sun20:10 – 20:59
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:48
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:37
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:26
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:15
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:04
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:04 – 01:53
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:42
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:31
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:20
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:09

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 14h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:08 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

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