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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, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:23
Sunset
18:02
Next sunrise
05:22

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

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:27
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:27 – 07:30
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:33
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:33 – 09:36
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:39
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:39 – 11:43
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:46
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn12:46 – 13:49
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 14:52
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:52 – 15:56
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:56 – 16:59
  12. 12♀︎ Venus16:59 – 18:02

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury18:02 – 18:59
  2. 2☽︎ Moon18:59 – 19:55
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 20:52
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:52 – 21:49
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:45
  6. 6☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:42
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:42 – 00:39
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:39 – 01:35
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:35 – 02:32
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:32 – 03:29
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:29 – 04:25
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:25 – 05:22

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?

On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 12h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:23 to 06:27: 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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