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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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun

Sunrise
05:14
Sunset
18:07
Next sunrise
05:13

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

Day

  1. 1☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:19
  2. 2♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:23
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:28
  4. 4☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:32
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:36
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:41
  7. 7♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:45
  8. 8☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:50
  9. 9♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:54
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:58
  11. 11☽︎ Moon15:58 – 17:03
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 18:07

Night

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:03
  2. 2♂︎ Mars19:03 – 19:58
  3. 3☉︎ Sun19:58 – 20:54
  4. 4♀︎ Venus20:54 – 21:49
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:45
  6. 6☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:40
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:36
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:31
  9. 9♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:27
  10. 10☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:22
  11. 11♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:18
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:13

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?

On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 56 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Sun, from 05:14 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.

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