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Planetary hours · Johannesburg (South Africa)

Planetary hours
in Johannesburg.

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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:16
Sunset
18:26
Next sunrise
05:15

A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 9 of the day, until 15:09

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:22
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:22 – 07:28
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:34
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:39
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:45
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:45 – 11:51
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:57
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 14:03
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:03 – 15:09
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:14
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:20
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:26

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:20
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:14
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:08
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:03
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 22:57
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:51
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:45
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:39
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:33
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:27
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:21
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:15

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Johannesburg?

On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:16 to 06:22: 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.

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