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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, 7 January 2027: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
05:05
Sunset
19:02
Next sunrise
05:06

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

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter05:05 – 06:15
  2. 2♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:25
  3. 3☉︎ Sun07:25 – 08:35
  4. 4♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:44
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:54
  6. 6☽︎ Moon10:54 – 12:04
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:04 – 13:14
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 14:23
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:33
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:43
  11. 11♀︎ Venus16:43 – 17:53
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 19:02

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon19:02 – 19:53
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn19:53 – 20:43
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter20:43 – 21:33
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:24
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:14
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:04
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 00:55
  8. 8☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:45
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 02:35
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:26
  11. 11♂︎ Mars03:26 – 04:16
  12. 12☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:06

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?

On Thursday, 7 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 10h 04m: twelve night hours of 50 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 05:05 to 06:15: 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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