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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:11
- 2☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:41
- 5♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:51
- 6☉︎ Sun10:51 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:21
- 9☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:51
- 12♂︎ Mars17:51 – 19:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:00 – 19:51
- 2♀︎ Venus19:51 – 20:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:31
- 4☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:21 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:01
- 7♂︎ Mars00:01 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:42
- 9♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:22
- 11☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:02 to 06:11: 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.