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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:59 – 06:06
- 2☉︎ Sun06:06 – 07:13
- 3♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:26
- 5☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:46
- 8♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:52
- 9☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:59
- 10♀︎ Venus14:59 – 16:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 17:12
- 12☽︎ Moon17:12 – 18:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 20:06
- 3♂︎ Mars20:06 – 20:59
- 4☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:52
- 5♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:39
- 7☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:19
- 10♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:12
- 11☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:05
- 12♀︎ Venus04:05 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:59 to 06:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.