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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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:17
Sunset
18:06
Next sunrise
05:15

A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:21
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:25
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:29
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:33
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:37
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:41
  7. 7☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:45
  8. 8♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:49
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 14:53
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:58
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 17:02
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:06

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:02
  2. 2☉︎ Sun19:02 – 19:57
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:57 – 20:53
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 21:49
  5. 5☽︎ Moon21:49 – 22:45
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:41
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:36
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:32
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:28
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:24
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:20
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:15

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?

On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 11h 10m: twelve night hours of 56 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:17 to 06:21: 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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