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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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:07
Sunset
18:47
Next sunrise
05:07

A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:15
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:23
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:32
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 09:40
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:48
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:57
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 13:05
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 14:13
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:22
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:30
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:38
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:47

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:38
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:30
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:22
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:13
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:05
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 23:57
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:48
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:40
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:32
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:23
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:15
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:07

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Johannesburg?

On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:07 to 06:15: 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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