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 Wednesday, 25 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:18
- 2☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:07
- 5♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:04
- 6☉︎ Sun11:04 – 12:00
- 7♀︎ Venus12:00 – 12:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:53
- 9☽︎ Moon13:53 – 14:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:43
- 12♂︎ Mars16:43 – 17:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:39 – 18:43
- 2♀︎ Venus18:43 – 19:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:50
- 4☽︎ Moon20:50 – 21:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:53 – 22:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 01:03
- 8☉︎ Sun01:03 – 02:07
- 9♀︎ Venus02:07 – 03:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 04:13
- 11☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Wednesday, 25 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:21 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.