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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 Monday, 20 July 2026: day of the Moon

Sunrise
06:50
Sunset
17:19
Next sunrise
06:49

A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☽︎ Moon06:50 – 07:42
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:35
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:27
  4. 4♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:20
  5. 5☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:12
  6. 6♀︎ Venus11:12 – 12:04
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 12:57
  8. 8☽︎ Moon12:57 – 13:49
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:42
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:34
  11. 11♂︎ Mars15:34 – 16:27
  12. 12☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:19

Night

  1. 1♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:27
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury18:27 – 19:34
  3. 3☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:42
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn20:42 – 21:49
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:57
  6. 6♂︎ Mars22:57 – 00:04
  7. 7☉︎ Sun00:04 – 01:12
  8. 8♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:19
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:27
  10. 10☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:34
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:42
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter05:42 – 06:49

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?

On Monday, 20 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Moon, from 06:50 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon again.

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