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, 8 September 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:01
- 2☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 08:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:55
- 6☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:53
- 7♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:50
- 9☽︎ Moon13:50 – 14:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:46
- 12♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:44 – 18:45
- 2♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:47 – 20:48
- 4☽︎ Moon20:48 – 21:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:53
- 7♂︎ Mars23:53 – 00:54
- 8☉︎ Sun00:54 – 01:56
- 9♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:59
- 11☽︎ Moon03:59 – 05:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Durban?
On Wednesday, 8 September 2027, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:03 to 07:01: 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.