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Planetary hours · Evaton (South Africa)

Planetary hours
in Evaton.

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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:26
Sunset
18:20
Next sunrise
05:25

A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:30
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:35
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:39
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:44
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:44 – 10:48
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:53
  7. 7☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:57
  8. 8♀︎ Venus12:57 – 14:02
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 15:06
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:06 – 16:11
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:15
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:20

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:15
  2. 2☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:11
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:06
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:01
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:57
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:52
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:48
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:43
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:38
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:34
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:29
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:25

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Evaton?

On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:26 to 06:30: 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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