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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 06:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:11 – 07:17
- 3♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:23
- 4☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:29
- 5♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:42
- 7☽︎ Moon11:42 – 12:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 13:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 15:00
- 10♂︎ Mars15:00 – 16:06
- 11☉︎ Sun16:06 – 17:13
- 12♀︎ Venus17:13 – 18:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:13
- 2☽︎ Moon19:13 – 20:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:06 – 21:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 21:54
- 5♂︎ Mars21:54 – 22:48
- 6☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:41
- 7♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:29
- 9☽︎ Moon01:29 – 02:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:10
- 12♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:05 to 06:11: 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.