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 Friday, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:52 – 06:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:10
- 3☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:35
- 6♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:44
- 7☉︎ Sun11:44 – 12:52
- 8♀︎ Venus12:52 – 14:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:09
- 10☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:26
- 2☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:18
- 3♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:01
- 5☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:35
- 8♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:26
- 9☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:18
- 10♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 04:01
- 12☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:52 to 06:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.