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Planetary hours · Pietermaritzburg (South Africa)

Planetary hours
in Pietermaritzburg.

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, 5 June 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
06:47
Sunset
17:06
Next sunrise
06:47

A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus06:47 – 07:38
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:30
  3. 3☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:22
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:13
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:13 – 11:05
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:05 – 11:56
  7. 7☉︎ Sun11:56 – 12:48
  8. 8♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:40
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:31
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:23
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:14
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:06

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars17:06 – 18:14
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:23
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:31
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:40
  5. 5☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:48
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:57
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 01:05
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:13
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:22
  10. 10♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:30
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:39
  12. 12☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:47

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?

On Friday, 5 June 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 06:47 to 07:38: 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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