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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, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:26
Sunset
19:15
Next sunrise
05:27

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

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:35
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:44
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:53
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 10:02
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:11
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:20
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:29
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:38
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:48
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:57
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 18:06
  12. 12♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:15

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:06
  2. 2♀︎ Venus20:06 – 20:57
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 21:48
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:39
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:30
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:21
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:12
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:03
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:03 – 02:54
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:45
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:36
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:27

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:26 to 06:35: 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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