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 Tuesday, 26 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:42 – 07:34
- 2☉︎ Sun07:34 – 08:26
- 3♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:10
- 5☽︎ Moon10:10 – 11:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 11:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:47
- 8♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:39
- 9☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:32
- 10♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:16
- 12☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:24
- 3♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:32
- 4☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:40
- 5♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:55
- 7☽︎ Moon23:55 – 01:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 02:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:19
- 10♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:26
- 11☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:34
- 12♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Tuesday, 26 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 13h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:42 to 07:34: 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.