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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, 29 January 2027: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:28
Sunset
19:14
Next sunrise
05:29

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

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:37
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:45
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:54
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 10:03
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 11:12
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:21
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:29
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:38
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:47
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:56
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:05
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:14

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:05
  2. 2☉︎ Sun20:05 – 20:56
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:47
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:39
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:30
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:21
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:12
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:04
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:04 – 02:55
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:46
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:37
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:29

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Friday, 29 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:28 to 06:37: 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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