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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:14
- 3☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:45
- 6♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:55
- 7☉︎ Sun11:55 – 13:06
- 8♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:26
- 10☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:47 – 18:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:57 – 19:47
- 2☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:37
- 3♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:16
- 5☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 23:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:45
- 8♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:35
- 9☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:25
- 10♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:04
- 12☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:53 to 06:04: 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.