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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, 8 January 2027: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:03
Sunset
19:01
Next sunrise
05:04

A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:13
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:23
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:32
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:42
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:52
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:52 – 12:02
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:12
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:21
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:31
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:41
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:51
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 19:01

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars19:01 – 19:51
  2. 2☉︎ Sun19:51 – 20:41
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:31
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:22
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:12
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:02
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:53
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:43
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:33
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:23
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:14
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:04

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?

On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:03 to 06:13: 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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