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 Sunday, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:07 – 06:13
- 2♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:24
- 4☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:40
- 7♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:45
- 8☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:50
- 9♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 16:01
- 11☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:07
- 2♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:01
- 3☉︎ Sun20:01 – 20:56
- 4♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:45
- 6☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:28
- 9♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:23
- 10☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:17
- 11♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:06
Other cities · South Africa
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:07 to 06:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.