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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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
06:26
Sunset
17:37
Next sunrise
06:25

A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter06:26 – 07:22
  2. 2♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:18
  3. 3☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:14
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:14 – 10:10
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 11:06
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:06 – 12:02
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:02 – 12:57
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter12:57 – 13:53
  9. 9♂︎ Mars13:53 – 14:49
  10. 10☉︎ Sun14:49 – 15:45
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:45 – 16:41
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury16:41 – 17:37

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:41
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:45
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 20:49
  4. 4♂︎ Mars20:49 – 21:53
  5. 5☉︎ Sun21:53 – 22:57
  6. 6♀︎ Venus22:57 – 00:01
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 01:05
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:05 – 02:09
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 03:13
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 04:17
  11. 11♂︎ Mars04:17 – 05:21
  12. 12☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:25

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?

On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 06:26 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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