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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, 5 January 2027: day of Mars

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

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

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:04 – 06:14
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:24
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:34
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:43
  5. 5☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:53
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 12:03
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 13:13
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:23
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:33
  10. 10♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:43
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 17:52
  12. 12☽︎ Moon17:52 – 19:02

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 19:53
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter19:53 – 20:43
  3. 3♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:33
  4. 4☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:23
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:13
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:03
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:03 – 00:54
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:44
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:34
  10. 10♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:24
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:14
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:14 – 05:05

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?

On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:04 to 06:14: 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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