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, 10 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:54 – 06:02
- 2☉︎ Sun06:02 – 07:09
- 3♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:24
- 5☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:47
- 8♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:54
- 9☉︎ Sun13:54 – 15:02
- 10♀︎ Venus15:02 – 16:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:17
- 12☽︎ Moon17:17 – 18:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:09
- 3♂︎ Mars20:09 – 21:02
- 4☉︎ Sun21:02 – 21:54
- 5♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:39
- 7☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:16
- 10♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:09
- 11☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:01
- 12♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Tuesday, 10 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:54 to 06:02: 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.