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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:16 – 07:22
- 3♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:27
- 4☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:32
- 5♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:42
- 7☽︎ Moon11:42 – 12:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 13:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:53 – 14:58
- 10♂︎ Mars14:58 – 16:03
- 11☉︎ Sun16:03 – 17:08
- 12♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:14 – 19:08
- 2☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:03 – 20:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 21:52
- 5♂︎ Mars21:52 – 22:47
- 6☉︎ Sun22:47 – 23:42
- 7♀︎ Venus23:42 – 00:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:31
- 9☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:21 – 04:15
- 12♂︎ Mars04:15 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:11 to 06:16: 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.