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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 Saturday, 30 May 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
06:42
Sunset
17:04
Next sunrise
06:42

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

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn06:42 – 07:34
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter07:34 – 08:25
  3. 3♂︎ Mars08:25 – 09:17
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:17 – 10:09
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:09 – 11:01
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 11:53
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:53 – 12:45
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn12:45 – 13:37
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:37 – 14:28
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:20
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:20 – 16:12
  12. 12♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:04

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:12
  2. 2☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:20
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:29
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:37
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:37 – 22:45
  6. 6☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:53
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:53 – 01:01
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 02:09
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:09 – 03:18
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:18 – 04:26
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter04:26 – 05:34
  12. 12♂︎ Mars05:34 – 06:42

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?

On Saturday, 30 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 06:42 to 07:34: 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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