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 Saturday, 14 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 06:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 07:08
- 3♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:16
- 4☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:24
- 5♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:32 – 11:40
- 7☽︎ Moon11:40 – 12:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 13:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 15:04
- 10♂︎ Mars15:04 – 16:12
- 11☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:20
- 12♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:28 – 19:20
- 2☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 21:56
- 5♂︎ Mars21:56 – 22:48
- 6☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:40
- 7♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:24
- 9☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 04:00
- 12♂︎ Mars04:00 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Saturday, 14 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 10h 24m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:52 to 06:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.