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 Friday, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:18
- 3☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:36
- 6♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:42
- 7☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:48
- 8♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 15:00
- 10☽︎ Moon15:00 – 16:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 17:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:12
- 2☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:06
- 3♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 21:54
- 5☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:35
- 8♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:29
- 9☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:23
- 10♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:11
- 12☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 13h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:06 to 06:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.