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 Tuesday, 6 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:07
- 2☉︎ Sun07:07 – 08:05
- 3♀︎ Venus08:05 – 09:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 10:01
- 5☽︎ Moon10:01 – 11:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:56
- 8♂︎ Mars12:56 – 13:54
- 9☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:52
- 10♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 16:48
- 12☽︎ Moon16:48 – 17:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 18:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 19:50
- 3♂︎ Mars19:50 – 20:52
- 4☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:54
- 5♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:58
- 7☽︎ Moon23:58 – 01:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 02:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 03:04
- 10♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:06
- 11☉︎ Sun04:06 – 05:07
- 12♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Tuesday, 6 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:09 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.