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Planetary hours · Thembisa (South Africa)

Planetary hours
in Thembisa.

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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
05:16
Sunset
18:24
Next sunrise
05:15

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

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:16 – 06:22
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:22 – 07:28
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:28 – 08:33
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:39
  5. 5☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:45
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:50
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:56
  8. 8♂︎ Mars12:56 – 14:02
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:02 – 15:07
  10. 10♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:13
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:19
  12. 12☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:24

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn18:24 – 19:19
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:13
  3. 3♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:07
  4. 4☉︎ Sun21:07 – 22:01
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:01 – 22:56
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:50
  7. 7☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:44
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:38
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:33
  10. 10♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:27
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:21
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:15

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Thembisa?

On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:16 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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