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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 Wednesday, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:43
Sunset
18:57
Next sunrise
05:44

A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:50
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:50 – 07:56
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 09:02
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 10:08
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:08 – 11:14
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:20
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:26
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:33
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:39
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:45
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:51
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:51 – 18:57

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun18:57 – 19:51
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:51 – 20:45
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 21:39
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:33
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:27
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:21
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:15
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:09
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:02
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:56
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:56 – 04:50
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 05:44

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Pretoria?

On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:43 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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