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 Saturday, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:29 – 07:32
- 3♂︎ Mars07:32 – 08:36
- 4☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:39
- 5♀︎ Venus09:39 – 10:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:45
- 7☽︎ Moon11:45 – 12:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 13:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:52 – 14:55
- 10♂︎ Mars14:55 – 15:58
- 11☉︎ Sun15:58 – 17:01
- 12♀︎ Venus17:01 – 18:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 19:01
- 2☽︎ Moon19:01 – 19:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 20:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:54 – 21:51
- 5♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:48
- 6☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:45
- 7♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:38
- 9☽︎ Moon01:38 – 02:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:28
- 12♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 11h 21m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:26 to 06:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.