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Planetary hours · Durban (South Africa)

Planetary hours
in Durban.

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, 19 May 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
06:35
Sunset
17:08
Next sunrise
06:36

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

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars06:35 – 07:28
  2. 2☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:21
  3. 3♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:14
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 10:06
  5. 5☽︎ Moon10:06 – 10:59
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:52
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:44
  8. 8♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:37
  9. 9☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:30
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:23
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:15
  12. 12☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:08

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:15
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:23
  3. 3♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:30
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:37
  5. 5♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:45
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:52
  7. 7☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:59
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 02:07
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 03:14
  10. 10♂︎ Mars03:14 – 04:21
  11. 11☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:29
  12. 12♀︎ Venus05:29 – 06:36

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?

On Tuesday, 19 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 06:35 to 07:28: 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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