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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, 27 May 2027: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
06:42
Sunset
17:08
Next sunrise
06:43

A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter06:42 – 07:34
  2. 2♂︎ Mars07:34 – 08:26
  3. 3☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:18
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:18 – 10:11
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 11:03
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:03 – 11:55
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 12:47
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter12:47 – 13:39
  9. 9♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:32
  10. 10☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:24
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:24 – 16:16
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:08

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:16
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:24
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:32
  4. 4♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:40
  5. 5☉︎ Sun21:40 – 22:47
  6. 6♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:55
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury23:55 – 01:03
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:03 – 02:11
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:19
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:27
  11. 11♂︎ Mars04:27 – 05:35
  12. 12☉︎ Sun05:35 – 06:43

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?

On Thursday, 27 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 13h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 06:42 to 07:34: 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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