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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 Sunday, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun

Sunrise
05:23
Sunset
19:16
Next sunrise
05:24

A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☉︎ Sun05:23 – 06:32
  2. 2♀︎ Venus06:32 – 07:42
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:51
  4. 4☽︎ Moon08:51 – 10:01
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 11:10
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 12:20
  7. 7♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:29
  8. 8☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:39
  9. 9♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:48
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 16:57
  11. 11☽︎ Moon16:57 – 18:07
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn18:07 – 19:16

Night

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:07
  2. 2♂︎ Mars20:07 – 20:58
  3. 3☉︎ Sun20:58 – 21:48
  4. 4♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:39
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:30
  6. 6☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:20
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:11
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:01
  9. 9♂︎ Mars02:01 – 02:52
  10. 10☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:43
  11. 11♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:33
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:24

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Sun, from 05:23 to 06:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.

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