Planetary hours
in Pietermaritzburg.
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 November 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:02 – 06:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:09 – 07:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:15 – 08:22
- 4♂︎ Mars08:22 – 09:29
- 5☉︎ Sun09:29 – 10:35
- 6♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:48
- 8☽︎ Moon12:48 – 13:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 15:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 16:08
- 11♂︎ Mars16:08 – 17:15
- 12☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:21
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:15 – 20:08
- 3☽︎ Moon20:08 – 21:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:01 – 21:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 22:48
- 6♂︎ Mars22:48 – 23:41
- 7☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:35
- 8♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:28 – 02:21
- 10☽︎ Moon02:21 – 03:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 04:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:08 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Monday, 3 November 2025, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:02 to 06:09: 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.