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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:07
- 3☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:33
- 6♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:41
- 7☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:50
- 8♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 15:07
- 10☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:24
- 2☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:16
- 3♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 21:58
- 5☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:32
- 8♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:24
- 9☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:15
- 10♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 03:58
- 12☽︎ Moon03:58 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 10h 16m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:49 to 05:58: 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.