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 Tuesday, 9 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:34 – 06:40
- 2☉︎ Sun06:40 – 07:46
- 3♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 09:59
- 5☽︎ Moon09:59 – 11:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:06 – 12:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 13:18
- 8♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:25
- 9☉︎ Sun14:25 – 15:31
- 10♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:44
- 12☽︎ Moon17:44 – 18:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:50 – 19:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 20:38
- 3♂︎ Mars20:38 – 21:31
- 4☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:25
- 5♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:12
- 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 02:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 02:53
- 10♂︎ Mars02:53 – 03:47
- 11☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:41
- 12♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Tuesday, 9 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:34 to 06:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.