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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:59 – 06:06
- 2♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:20
- 4☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:42
- 7♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:49
- 8☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:56
- 9♀︎ Venus13:56 – 15:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 16:11
- 11☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:18
- 2♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:11
- 3☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:03
- 4♀︎ Venus21:03 – 21:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 22:49
- 6☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:27
- 9♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:20
- 10☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:13
- 11♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 13h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.