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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 Friday, 20 November 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:08
Sunset
18:38
Next sunrise
05:08

A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:08 – 06:16
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:23
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:31
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:38
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:46
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:53
  7. 7☉︎ Sun11:53 – 13:01
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:08
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:15
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:23
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:30
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:38

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:30
  2. 2☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:23
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:15
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:08
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:00
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:53
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:45
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:38
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:30
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:23
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:16
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:08

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Johannesburg?

On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:08 to 06:16: 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.

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