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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, 31 December 2027: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:02
Sunset
19:20
Next sunrise
05:02

A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:02 – 06:13
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:25
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:36
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:48
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:59
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:59 – 12:11
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:22
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:34
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:45
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:57
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:08
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:20

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:08
  2. 2☉︎ Sun20:08 – 20:57
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:45
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:34
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:22
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:11
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:00
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:00 – 01:48
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:37
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:25
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:14
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:02

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Friday, 31 December 2027, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:02 to 06:13: 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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