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, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:24 – 07:33
- 3♂︎ Mars07:33 – 08:41
- 4☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:50
- 5♀︎ Venus09:50 – 10:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 12:07
- 7☽︎ Moon12:07 – 13:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 14:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:24 – 15:32
- 10♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:41
- 11☉︎ Sun16:41 – 17:49
- 12♀︎ Venus17:49 – 18:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:58 – 19:50
- 2☽︎ Moon19:50 – 20:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 21:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:33 – 22:24
- 5♂︎ Mars22:24 – 23:16
- 6☉︎ Sun23:16 – 00:07
- 7♀︎ Venus00:07 – 00:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:59 – 01:51
- 9☽︎ Moon01:51 – 02:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 03:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:25
- 12♂︎ Mars04:25 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:16 to 06:24: 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.