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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 Thursday, 20 May 2027: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
06:55
Sunset
17:14
Next sunrise
06:55

A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter06:55 – 07:46
  2. 2♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:38
  3. 3☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:29
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:21
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:21 – 11:13
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:13 – 12:04
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:04 – 12:56
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter12:56 – 13:47
  9. 9♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:39
  10. 10☉︎ Sun14:39 – 15:31
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:22
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:14

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:22
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:31
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:39
  4. 4♂︎ Mars20:39 – 21:48
  5. 5☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:56
  6. 6♀︎ Venus22:56 – 00:05
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 01:13
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:21
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:21 – 03:30
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:38
  11. 11♂︎ Mars04:38 – 05:47
  12. 12☉︎ Sun05:47 – 06:55

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Thursday, 20 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 06:55 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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