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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:03
- 2♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:18
- 4☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:39
- 7♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:47
- 8☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:54
- 9♀︎ Venus13:54 – 15:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:08
- 11☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:16
- 2♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:08
- 3☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:01
- 4♀︎ Venus21:01 – 21:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:46
- 6☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:24
- 9♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:17
- 10☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:10
- 11♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:56 to 06:03: 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.