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, 13 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:08
- 3☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:32
- 6♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:40
- 7☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:48
- 8♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 15:03
- 10☽︎ Moon15:03 – 16:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:19
- 2☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:11
- 3♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:55
- 5☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:32
- 8♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:24
- 9☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:16
- 10♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:00
- 12☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Friday, 13 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:53 to 06:01: 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.