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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:47 – 05:57
- 2♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:15
- 4☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:44
- 7♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 14:03
- 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 15:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:22
- 11☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:31
- 2♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:22
- 3☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:12
- 4♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 22:53
- 6☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:25
- 9♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:15
- 10☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:06
- 11♀︎ Venus03:06 – 03:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:47 to 05:57: 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.