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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 Friday, 8 January 2027: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:06
Sunset
19:03
Next sunrise
05:07

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

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:16
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:26
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:35
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:45
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:55
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:55 – 12:04
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:14
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:24
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:33
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:43
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:53
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter17:53 – 19:03

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars19:03 – 19:53
  2. 2☉︎ Sun19:53 – 20:43
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:34
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:24
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:14
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:05
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 00:55
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:46
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:36
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:26
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:17
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:07

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?

On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 10h 04m: twelve night hours of 50 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:06 to 06:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

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