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, 7 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:39
- 2♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:52
- 4☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 11:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 12:12
- 7♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:18
- 8☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:25
- 9♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:38
- 11☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 18:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 19:45
- 2♂︎ Mars19:45 – 20:39
- 3☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:32
- 4♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:19
- 6☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:59
- 9♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:52
- 10☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:46
- 11♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Sunday, 7 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 13h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 10h 41m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:32 to 06:39: 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.