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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 Friday, 8 January 2027: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:23
Sunset
19:03
Next sunrise
05:24

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

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:31
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:40
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:48
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:56
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 11:05
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:13
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:13 – 13:21
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:30
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:38
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:47
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:55
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:03

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars19:03 – 19:55
  2. 2☉︎ Sun19:55 – 20:47
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:38
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:30
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:22
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:13
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:05
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:05 – 01:57
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:48
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:40
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:32
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:24

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Thembisa?

On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:23 to 06:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

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