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, 22 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:35
- 3☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 11:01
- 6♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:09
- 7☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:18
- 8♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:35
- 10☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 19:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:00 – 19:52
- 2☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:44
- 3♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:27
- 5☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 01:01
- 8♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:53
- 9☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:44
- 10♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:27
- 12☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Friday, 22 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:18 to 06:27: 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.