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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:30
- 2☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:38
- 5♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:41
- 6☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:43
- 7♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 13:49
- 9☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:57
- 12♂︎ Mars16:57 – 18:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:00 – 18:57
- 2♀︎ Venus18:57 – 19:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 20:51
- 4☽︎ Moon20:51 – 21:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 23:43
- 7♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:40
- 8☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:37
- 9♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:31
- 11☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 12h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:27 to 06:30: 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.