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 Wednesday, 27 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 07:34
- 2☽︎ Moon07:34 – 08:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:03
- 6☉︎ Sun11:03 – 11:55
- 7♀︎ Venus11:55 – 12:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:39
- 9☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:16
- 12♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:16
- 2♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:24 – 20:32
- 4☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:40 – 22:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:55
- 7♂︎ Mars23:55 – 01:03
- 8☉︎ Sun01:03 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:27
- 11☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Wednesday, 27 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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 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.