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 Saturday, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 06:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:14
- 3♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:24
- 4☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:34
- 5♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:55
- 7☽︎ Moon11:55 – 13:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 14:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 15:26
- 10♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:36
- 11☉︎ Sun16:36 – 17:46
- 12♀︎ Venus17:46 – 18:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 19:46
- 2☽︎ Moon19:46 – 20:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:36 – 21:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:16
- 5♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:05
- 6☉︎ Sun23:05 – 23:55
- 7♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:45 – 01:35
- 9☽︎ Moon01:35 – 02:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:04
- 12♂︎ Mars04:04 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:54 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.