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 Wednesday, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 06:00
- 2☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:18 – 09:27
- 5♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:36
- 6☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:45
- 7♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 14:03
- 9☽︎ Moon14:03 – 15:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:30
- 12♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:30
- 2♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:12
- 4☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 22:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 23:45
- 7♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:36
- 8☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:27
- 9♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:09
- 11☽︎ Moon03:09 – 04:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.