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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:57 – 06:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:11
- 3☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:32
- 6♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:39
- 7☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:46
- 8♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 15:00
- 10☽︎ Moon15:00 – 16:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:14
- 2☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:07
- 3♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 21:53
- 5☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:32
- 8♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:25
- 9☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:18
- 10♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:04
- 12☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 10h 35m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:57 to 06:04: 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.