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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:07
- 2♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:20
- 4☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:39
- 7♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:46
- 8☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:52
- 9♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 16:05
- 11☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:11
- 2♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:04
- 3☉︎ Sun20:04 – 20:58
- 4♀︎ Venus20:58 – 21:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:45
- 6☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:26
- 9♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:19
- 10☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:13
- 11♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:01 to 06:07: 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.
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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.