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 Thursday, 6 November 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 06:07
- 2♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:14
- 3☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:21
- 4♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:35
- 6☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:49 – 13:56
- 9♂︎ Mars13:56 – 15:03
- 10☉︎ Sun15:03 – 16:10
- 11♀︎ Venus16:10 – 17:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:24
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:10 – 21:03
- 4♂︎ Mars21:03 – 21:55
- 5☉︎ Sun21:55 – 22:48
- 6♀︎ Venus22:48 – 23:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:34
- 8☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:13
- 11♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:06
- 12☉︎ Sun04:06 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Thursday, 6 November 2025, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 10h 36m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:00 to 06:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.