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 November 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:55 – 06:03
- 2♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:19
- 4☽︎ Moon08:19 – 09:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:42
- 7♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:50
- 8☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:58
- 9♀︎ Venus13:58 – 15:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:14
- 11☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:22
- 2♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:14
- 3☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:06
- 4♀︎ Venus21:06 – 21:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:50
- 6☽︎ Moon22:50 – 23:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:26
- 9♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:18
- 10☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:11
- 11♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pietermaritzburg?
On Sunday, 14 November 2027, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:55 to 06:03: 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.