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 Thursday, 12 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 06:04
- 2♂︎ Mars06:04 – 07:12
- 3☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:19
- 4♀︎ Venus08:19 – 09:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:35
- 6☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:50 – 13:58
- 9♂︎ Mars13:58 – 15:05
- 10☉︎ Sun15:05 – 16:13
- 11♀︎ Venus16:13 – 17:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:28
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:28 – 19:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:05
- 4♂︎ Mars21:05 – 21:57
- 5☉︎ Sun21:57 – 22:50
- 6♀︎ Venus22:50 – 23:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:34
- 8☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:11
- 11♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:03
- 12☉︎ Sun04:03 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Thursday, 12 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:56 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.