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 Monday, 23 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:51 – 06:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 07:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:09 – 08:18
- 4♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:27
- 5☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:36
- 6♀︎ Venus10:36 – 11:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:44 – 12:53
- 8☽︎ Moon12:53 – 14:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 15:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 16:20
- 11♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:29
- 12☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:37
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:29 – 20:20
- 3☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:53
- 6♂︎ Mars22:53 – 23:44
- 7☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:35
- 8♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:18
- 10☽︎ Moon02:18 – 03:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:09 – 04:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Monday, 23 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:51 to 06:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.