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, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 06:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:14
- 3♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:21
- 4☉︎ Sun08:21 – 09:28
- 5♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:35 – 11:42
- 7☽︎ Moon11:42 – 12:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:49 – 13:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 15:03
- 10♂︎ Mars15:03 – 16:10
- 11☉︎ Sun16:10 – 17:17
- 12♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:24 – 19:17
- 2☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 21:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 21:56
- 5♂︎ Mars21:56 – 22:49
- 6☉︎ Sun22:49 – 23:41
- 7♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:27
- 9☽︎ Moon01:27 – 02:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:20 – 03:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 04:06
- 12♂︎ Mars04:06 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 13h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:59 to 06:06: 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.