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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 Wednesday, 10 June 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:49
Sunset
17:06
Next sunrise
06:49

A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:40
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:32
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:23
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:15
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:06
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:06 – 11:57
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:49
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:40
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:40 – 14:32
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:23
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:14
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:06

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:14
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:14 – 19:23
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:32
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:40
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:40 – 22:49
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:58
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 01:06
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:06 – 02:15
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:23
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:32
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:41
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:49

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?

On Wednesday, 10 June 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 10h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 13h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:49 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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