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 Sunday, 7 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:48 – 07:39
- 2♀︎ Venus07:39 – 08:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:22
- 4☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 11:57
- 7♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:48
- 8☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:40
- 9♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:23
- 11☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:14
- 2♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:23
- 3☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:31
- 4♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:48
- 6☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 01:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:14
- 9♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:23
- 10☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:31
- 11♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Sunday, 7 June 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:48 to 07:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.