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 Friday, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:21
- 3☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:51
- 6♂︎ Mars10:51 – 12:01
- 7☉︎ Sun12:01 – 13:11
- 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:31
- 10☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 19:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:02 – 19:52
- 2☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:42
- 3♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:22
- 5☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:52
- 8♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:42
- 9☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:32
- 10♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:12
- 12☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:01 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.