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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 06:07
- 2☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:37
- 5♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:48
- 6☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:58
- 7♀︎ Venus11:58 – 13:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:18
- 9☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:49
- 12♂︎ Mars17:49 – 18:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:59 – 19:49
- 2♀︎ Venus19:49 – 20:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:29
- 4☽︎ Moon21:29 – 22:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 23:58
- 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:48
- 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:38
- 9♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:17
- 11☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:56 to 06:07: 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.