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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, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:38
Sunset
19:02
Next sunrise
05:39

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

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:38 – 06:45
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:52
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 08:59
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 10:06
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:13
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:13 – 12:20
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:27
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:34
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:41
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:48
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 17:55
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:02

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun19:02 – 19:55
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:55 – 20:48
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:41
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:34
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:27
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:20
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:13
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:13 – 02:06
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:06 – 03:00
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 03:53
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:46
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:39

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Johannesburg?

On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:38 to 06:45: 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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