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 Saturday, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 06:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:15
- 3♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:25
- 4☉︎ Sun08:25 – 09:35
- 5♀︎ Venus09:35 – 10:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:46 – 11:56
- 7☽︎ Moon11:56 – 13:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 14:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 15:27
- 10♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:37
- 11☉︎ Sun16:37 – 17:47
- 12♀︎ Venus17:47 – 18:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:58 – 19:47
- 2☽︎ Moon19:47 – 20:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:27 – 22:17
- 5♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:06
- 6☉︎ Sun23:06 – 23:56
- 7♀︎ Venus23:56 – 00:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:36
- 9☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:15 – 04:05
- 12♂︎ Mars04:05 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:54 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.