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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 Thursday, 7 January 2027: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
05:22
Sunset
19:04
Next sunrise
05:23

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

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:31
  2. 2♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:39
  3. 3☉︎ Sun07:39 – 08:48
  4. 4♀︎ Venus08:48 – 09:56
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 11:05
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:05 – 12:13
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:13 – 13:22
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:22 – 14:30
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:30 – 15:39
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:39 – 16:47
  11. 11♀︎ Venus16:47 – 17:56
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury17:56 – 19:04

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon19:04 – 19:56
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 20:47
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:39
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:31
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:31 – 23:22
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:14
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:14 – 01:05
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:05 – 01:57
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:48
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 03:40
  11. 11♂︎ Mars03:40 – 04:32
  12. 12☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:23

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Johannesburg?

On Thursday, 7 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 05:22 to 06:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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