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, 19 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:53 – 06:01
- 2♂︎ Mars06:01 – 07:10
- 3☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:18
- 4♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:35
- 6☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 14:00
- 9♂︎ Mars14:00 – 15:09
- 10☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:17
- 11♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:26 – 18:34
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:34 – 19:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:17 – 21:09
- 4♂︎ Mars21:09 – 22:00
- 5☉︎ Sun22:00 – 22:52
- 6♀︎ Venus22:52 – 23:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 00:35
- 8☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:09
- 11♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:01
- 12☉︎ Sun04:01 – 04:52
Other cities · South Africa
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Thursday, 19 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:53 to 06:01: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.