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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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:41
Sunset
18:10
Next sunrise
05:40

A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:43
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:46
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:48
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:50
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:53
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:55
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:55 – 12:58
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 14:00
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:00 – 15:03
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 16:05
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 17:08
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:10

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:08
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:05
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 21:02
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:02 – 22:00
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 22:57
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:55
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:55 – 00:52
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:50
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:50 – 02:47
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:45
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:42
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:42 – 05:40

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Johannesburg?

On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 11h 30m: twelve night hours of 57 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:41 to 06:43: 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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