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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:14
- 3☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:35
- 6♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:42
- 7☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:49
- 8♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 15:03
- 10☽︎ Moon15:03 – 16:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:16
- 2☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:09
- 3♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 21:55
- 5☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:34
- 8♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:27
- 9☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:20
- 10♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:06
- 12☽︎ Moon04:06 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 10h 36m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:00 to 06:07: 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.