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Planetary hours · Pretoria (South Africa)

Planetary hours
in Pretoria.

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 Saturday, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:30
Sunset
19:03
Next sunrise
05:30

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

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:37
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:37 – 07:45
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:45 – 08:53
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:53 – 10:01
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:01 – 11:08
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 12:16
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:16 – 13:24
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:32
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:40
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:47
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:47 – 17:55
  12. 12♀︎ Venus17:55 – 19:03

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury19:03 – 19:55
  2. 2☽︎ Moon19:55 – 20:47
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:47 – 21:40
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:32
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:24
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:17
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:17 – 01:09
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:09 – 02:01
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:01 – 02:54
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 03:46
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 04:38
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:38 – 05:30

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Pretoria?

On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:30 to 06:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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