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 Tuesday, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:49 – 05:59
- 2☉︎ Sun05:59 – 07:09
- 3♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:30
- 5☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 13:01
- 8♂︎ Mars13:01 – 14:11
- 9☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:21
- 10♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:32 – 17:42
- 12☽︎ Moon17:42 – 18:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:52 – 19:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:42 – 20:32
- 3♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:21
- 4☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:11
- 5♀︎ Venus22:11 – 23:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 23:51
- 7☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:20
- 10♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:10
- 11☉︎ Sun03:10 – 03:59
- 12♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:49 to 05:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.