Planetary hours
in Pretoria.
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 Tuesday, 23 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:53 – 07:46
- 2☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:38
- 3♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:24
- 5☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 13:02
- 8♂︎ Mars13:02 – 13:54
- 9☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:47
- 10♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:32
- 12☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:40
- 3♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:47
- 4☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:54
- 5♀︎ Venus21:54 – 23:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 00:09
- 7☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:31
- 10♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:39
- 11☉︎ Sun04:39 – 05:46
- 12♀︎ Venus05:46 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pretoria?
On Tuesday, 23 June 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:53 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.