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, 14 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:38 – 06:43
- 2♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:55
- 4☽︎ Moon08:55 – 10:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 11:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 12:12
- 7♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:18
- 8☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:23
- 9♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:35
- 11☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 19:40
- 2♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:35
- 3☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:29
- 4♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:18
- 6☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 02:01
- 9♂︎ Mars02:01 – 02:55
- 10☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:50
- 11♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Sunday, 14 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:38 to 06:43: 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.