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, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:19 – 07:28
- 3♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:37
- 4☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:47
- 5♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:56 – 12:05
- 7☽︎ Moon12:05 – 13:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:14 – 14:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:23 – 15:32
- 10♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:42
- 11☉︎ Sun16:42 – 17:51
- 12♀︎ Venus17:51 – 19:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 19:51
- 2☽︎ Moon19:51 – 20:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:42 – 21:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:33 – 22:24
- 5♂︎ Mars22:24 – 23:14
- 6☉︎ Sun23:14 – 00:05
- 7♀︎ Venus00:05 – 00:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:56 – 01:47
- 9☽︎ Moon01:47 – 02:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:29 – 04:20
- 12♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:10 to 06:19: 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.