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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, 13 January 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:12
Sunset
19:20
Next sunrise
05:13

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

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:23
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:23 – 07:34
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:44
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:55
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 11:06
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:06 – 12:16
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:27
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:38
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:48
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:59
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:09
  12. 12♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:20

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:10
  2. 2♀︎ Venus20:10 – 20:59
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:48
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:38
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:27
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:17
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:06
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:06 – 01:56
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:45
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:34
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:24
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:13

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Wednesday, 13 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:12 to 06:23: 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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