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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 Wednesday, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
17:37
Next sunrise
06:16

A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:14
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:11
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:07
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 10:04
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:04 – 11:01
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:01 – 11:57
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:54
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 13:51
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:47
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:44
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:41
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:37

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:41
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:44
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:47
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:47 – 21:50
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:54
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 23:57
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 01:00
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:00 – 02:03
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:03 – 03:07
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 04:10
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:13
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:16

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?

On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:18 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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