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 Sunday, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:50 – 06:00
- 2♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:18
- 4☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:46
- 7♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:56
- 8☉︎ Sun12:56 – 14:05
- 9♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:24
- 11☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:33 – 18:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:33
- 2♂︎ Mars19:33 – 20:24
- 3☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:14
- 4♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:28
- 9♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:18
- 10☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:09
- 11♀︎ Venus03:09 – 03:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:50 to 06:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.