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, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:16
- 4♂︎ Mars09:16 – 10:11
- 5☉︎ Sun10:11 – 11:07
- 6♀︎ Venus11:07 – 12:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 12:58
- 8☽︎ Moon12:58 – 13:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 14:49
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 15:44
- 11♂︎ Mars15:44 – 16:40
- 12☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:35
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:35 – 18:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:40 – 19:44
- 3☽︎ Moon19:44 – 20:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 21:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 22:57
- 6♂︎ Mars22:57 – 00:02
- 7☉︎ Sun00:02 – 01:06
- 8♀︎ Venus01:06 – 02:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 03:15
- 10☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:24 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:29 to 07:25: 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.