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 Monday, 3 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:14 – 09:09
- 4♂︎ Mars09:09 – 10:03
- 5☉︎ Sun10:03 – 10:58
- 6♀︎ Venus10:58 – 11:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 12:47
- 8☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:30
- 11♂︎ Mars15:30 – 16:25
- 12☉︎ Sun16:25 – 17:19
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:25 – 19:30
- 3☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:36 – 21:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:41 – 22:47
- 6♂︎ Mars22:47 – 23:52
- 7☉︎ Sun23:52 – 00:58
- 8♀︎ Venus00:58 – 02:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 03:09
- 10☽︎ Moon03:09 – 04:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Monday, 3 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:25 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.