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 Tuesday, 10 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:57 – 06:05
- 2☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:12
- 3♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:27
- 5☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:49
- 8♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:57
- 9☉︎ Sun13:57 – 15:04
- 10♀︎ Venus15:04 – 16:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:19
- 12☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:27
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:27 – 19:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:12
- 3♂︎ Mars20:12 – 21:04
- 4☉︎ Sun21:04 – 21:57
- 5♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:42
- 7☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:19
- 10♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:12
- 11☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:04
- 12♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Tuesday, 10 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:57 to 06:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.