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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, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon

Sunrise
05:03
Sunset
19:02
Next sunrise
05:04

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

Day

  1. 1☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:13
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:23
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter07:23 – 08:33
  4. 4♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:43
  5. 5☉︎ Sun09:43 – 10:53
  6. 6♀︎ Venus10:53 – 12:03
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury12:03 – 13:13
  8. 8☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:22
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:32
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:42
  11. 11♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:52
  12. 12☉︎ Sun17:52 – 19:02

Night

  1. 1♀︎ Venus19:02 – 19:52
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 20:42
  3. 3☽︎ Moon20:42 – 21:33
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:23
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:13
  6. 6♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:03
  7. 7☉︎ Sun00:03 – 00:53
  8. 8♀︎ Venus00:53 – 01:43
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury01:43 – 02:33
  10. 10☽︎ Moon02:33 – 03:24
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:14
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter04:14 – 05:04

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?

On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Moon, from 05:03 to 06:13: 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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