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, 24 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:51 – 06:00
- 2☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:09
- 3♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:27
- 5☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:54
- 8♂︎ Mars12:54 – 14:03
- 9☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:12
- 10♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:29
- 12☽︎ Moon17:29 – 18:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:20
- 3♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:11
- 4☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:03
- 5♀︎ Venus22:03 – 22:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:45
- 7☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:18
- 10♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:09
- 11☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:00
- 12♀︎ Venus04:00 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Tuesday, 24 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: 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.