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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, 15 January 2027: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:14
Sunset
19:20
Next sunrise
05:15

A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:25
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:35
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:46
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:56
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 11:07
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:17
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:27
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:38
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:48
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:59
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:09
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:20

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:09
  2. 2☉︎ Sun20:09 – 20:59
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:49
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:38
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:28
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:17
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:07
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:57
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:46
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:36
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:26
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:15

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Friday, 15 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:14 to 06:25: 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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