Planetary hours
in Durban.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Right now☿︎ Hour of Mercury — hour 8 of the day, until 13:53
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:05
- 2☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:19 – 09:26
- 5♂︎ Mars09:26 – 10:32
- 6☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:39
- 7♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 13:53
- 9☽︎ Moon13:53 – 14:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 16:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 17:13
- 12♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:13
- 2♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:06 – 20:59
- 4☽︎ Moon20:59 – 21:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 22:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 23:39
- 7♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:32
- 8☉︎ Sun00:32 – 01:25
- 9♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:12
- 11☽︎ Moon03:12 – 04:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 10h 38m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:59 to 06:05: 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.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.