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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:03
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:04 – 06:10
- 2♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:23
- 4☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:42
- 7♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:48
- 8☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:54
- 9♀︎ Venus13:54 – 15:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:07
- 11☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:13
- 2♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:07
- 3☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:48
- 6☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:29
- 9♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:22
- 10☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:16
- 11♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:03, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:04 to 06:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.