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 Monday, 9 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:58 – 06:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:13 – 08:20
- 4♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:27
- 5☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:35
- 6♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:49
- 8☽︎ Moon12:49 – 13:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:57 – 15:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 16:11
- 11♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:19
- 12☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:26
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:26 – 19:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:11
- 3☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 21:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 22:49
- 6♂︎ Mars22:49 – 23:42
- 7☉︎ Sun23:42 – 00:34
- 8♀︎ Venus00:34 – 01:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:20
- 10☽︎ Moon02:20 – 03:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:12 – 04:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Monday, 9 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:58 to 06:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.