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, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:26 – 06:33
- 2♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:49
- 4☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 11:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:11
- 7♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:19
- 8☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:26
- 9♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:41
- 11☽︎ Moon16:41 – 17:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 18:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 19:49
- 2♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:41
- 3☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:34
- 4♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:19
- 6☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 01:57
- 9♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:49
- 10☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:42
- 11♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:26 to 06:33: 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.