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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:27
- 3☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:45
- 6♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:51
- 7☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:57
- 8♀︎ Venus12:57 – 14:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:09
- 10☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:21
- 2☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:15
- 3♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:03
- 5☽︎ Moon22:03 – 22:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:45
- 8♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:39
- 9☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:32
- 10♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:20
- 12☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Johannesburg?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:15 to 06:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.