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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 Saturday, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:15
Sunset
19:19
Next sunrise
05:16

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

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:26
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:26 – 07:36
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:36 – 08:46
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:57
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:57 – 11:07
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:07 – 12:17
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:17 – 13:28
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:38
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:38 – 15:48
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:48 – 16:59
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:59 – 18:09
  12. 12♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:19

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:09
  2. 2☽︎ Moon20:09 – 20:59
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:59 – 21:49
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:38
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:28
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:28 – 00:18
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:18 – 01:08
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 01:57
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:57 – 02:47
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:47 – 03:37
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:26
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:16

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:15 to 06:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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