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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 Tuesday, 9 February 2027: day of Mars

Sunrise
05:38
Sunset
19:05
Next sunrise
05:39

A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:38 – 06:46
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:46 – 07:53
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:53 – 09:00
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 10:07
  5. 5☽︎ Moon10:07 – 11:15
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:22
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:29
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:36
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:43
  10. 10♀︎ Venus15:43 – 16:51
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury16:51 – 17:58
  12. 12☽︎ Moon17:58 – 19:05

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn19:05 – 19:58
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 20:51
  3. 3♂︎ Mars20:51 – 21:44
  4. 4☉︎ Sun21:44 – 22:37
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:29
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:22
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:15
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 02:08
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 03:01
  10. 10♂︎ Mars03:01 – 03:54
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:54 – 04:46
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:39

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Tuesday, 9 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:38 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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