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, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:54 – 06:02
- 2☉︎ Sun06:02 – 07:10
- 3♀︎ Venus07:10 – 08:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:27
- 5☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:51
- 8♂︎ Mars12:51 – 14:00
- 9☉︎ Sun14:00 – 15:08
- 10♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:24
- 12☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:16
- 3♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:08
- 4☉︎ Sun21:08 – 21:59
- 5♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:43
- 7☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:18
- 10♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:10
- 11☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:01
- 12♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:54 to 06:02: 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.