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, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 06:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:19
- 3♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:29
- 4☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:39
- 5♀︎ Venus09:39 – 10:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 11:59
- 7☽︎ Moon11:59 – 13:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:09 – 14:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 15:29
- 10♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:40
- 11☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:50
- 12♀︎ Venus17:50 – 19:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 19:50
- 2☽︎ Moon19:50 – 20:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:40 – 21:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:20
- 5♂︎ Mars22:20 – 23:10
- 6☉︎ Sun23:10 – 00:00
- 7♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:50 – 01:39
- 9☽︎ Moon01:39 – 02:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:09
- 12♂︎ Mars04:09 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 9h 59m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:59 to 06:09: 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.