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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, 13 February 2027: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
19:01
Next sunrise
05:43

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

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:42 – 06:49
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:49 – 07:55
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:55 – 09:02
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:02 – 10:09
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:09 – 11:15
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:15 – 12:22
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:22 – 13:28
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:35
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:42
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:42 – 16:48
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:48 – 17:55
  12. 12♀︎ Venus17:55 – 19:01

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury19:01 – 19:55
  2. 2☽︎ Moon19:55 – 20:48
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 21:42
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:42 – 22:35
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:29
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:29 – 00:22
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:22 – 01:16
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:16 – 02:09
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:09 – 03:03
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:03 – 03:56
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 04:50
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:50 – 05:43

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Saturday, 13 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 53 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:42 to 06:49: 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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