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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:19
- 3☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:35
- 6♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:40
- 7☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:45
- 8♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:55
- 10☽︎ Moon14:55 – 16:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 17:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:05 – 18:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:05
- 2☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:00
- 3♀︎ Venus20:00 – 20:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 21:50
- 5☽︎ Moon21:50 – 22:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:34
- 8♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:29
- 9☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:24
- 10♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:13
- 12☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:09 to 06:14: 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.
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.