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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:47 – 05:57
- 2♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:17
- 4☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:46
- 7♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:56
- 8☉︎ Sun12:56 – 14:06
- 9♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:26
- 11☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 19:36
- 2♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:26
- 3☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:16
- 4♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:27
- 9♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:17
- 10☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:07
- 11♀︎ Venus03:07 – 03:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 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.