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, 7 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:50 – 06:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 07:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:10 – 08:20
- 4♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:30
- 5☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:40
- 6♀︎ Venus10:40 – 11:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 12:59
- 8☽︎ Moon12:59 – 14:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 15:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:29
- 11♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:39
- 12☉︎ Sun17:39 – 18:49
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:29
- 3☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:09 – 22:59
- 6♂︎ Mars22:59 – 23:49
- 7☉︎ Sun23:49 – 00:40
- 8♀︎ Venus00:40 – 01:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:20
- 10☽︎ Moon02:20 – 03:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 04:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Monday, 7 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: 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.