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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, 26 April 2027: day of the Moon

Sunrise
06:23
Sunset
17:28
Next sunrise
06:24

A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☽︎ Moon06:23 – 07:19
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:14
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter08:14 – 09:09
  4. 4♂︎ Mars09:09 – 10:05
  5. 5☉︎ Sun10:05 – 11:00
  6. 6♀︎ Venus11:00 – 11:56
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 12:51
  8. 8☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:46
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:42
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:37
  11. 11♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:33
  12. 12☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:28

Night

  1. 1♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:33
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:37
  3. 3☽︎ Moon19:37 – 20:42
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn20:42 – 21:47
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter21:47 – 22:51
  6. 6♂︎ Mars22:51 – 23:56
  7. 7☉︎ Sun23:56 – 01:01
  8. 8♀︎ Venus01:01 – 02:05
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury02:05 – 03:10
  10. 10☽︎ Moon03:10 – 04:14
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn04:14 – 05:19
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:24

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?

On Monday, 26 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Moon, from 06:23 to 07:19: 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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