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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 Tuesday, 27 October 2026: day of Mars

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

A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:05 – 06:11
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:17
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:22
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:28
  5. 5☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:34
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:39
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:45
  8. 8♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:51
  9. 9☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:56
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:56 – 16:02
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 17:08
  12. 12☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:14

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:08
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter19:08 – 20:02
  3. 3♂︎ Mars20:02 – 20:56
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:56 – 21:51
  5. 5♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:45
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:39
  7. 7☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:33
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:28
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:22
  10. 10♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:16
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:10
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:05

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?

On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:05 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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