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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 Saturday, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:02
Sunset
19:02
Next sunrise
05:02

A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 06:12
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:22
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:32
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:42
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:52
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 12:02
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:02 – 13:12
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:12 – 14:22
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:32
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:42
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:42 – 17:52
  12. 12♀︎ Venus17:52 – 19:02

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 19:52
  2. 2☽︎ Moon19:52 – 20:42
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:42 – 21:32
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:22
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:12
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:12 – 00:02
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:02 – 00:52
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 01:42
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:42 – 02:32
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:32 – 03:22
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:12
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:02

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?

On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:02 to 06:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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