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 Wednesday, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:57
- 2☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:18 – 09:28
- 5♂︎ Mars09:28 – 10:38
- 6☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:48
- 7♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 14:08
- 9☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:38
- 12♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:48 – 19:38
- 2♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:18
- 4☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 22:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 23:48
- 7♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:38
- 8☉︎ Sun00:38 – 01:28
- 9♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:08
- 11☽︎ Moon03:08 – 03:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 04:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 9h 59m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.