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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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
05:15
Sunset
18:11
Next sunrise
05:14

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

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:15 – 06:20
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:24
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:29
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:34
  5. 5☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:38
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:43
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:48
  8. 8♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:52
  9. 9☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:57
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:57 – 16:02
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 17:06
  12. 12☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:11

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:06
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:01
  3. 3♂︎ Mars20:01 – 20:57
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:52
  5. 5♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:47
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:42
  7. 7☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:38
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:33
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:28
  10. 10♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:24
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:19
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:14

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?

On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:15 to 06:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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