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Planetary hours · Pretoria (South Africa)

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 Saturday, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
06:29
Sunset
17:51
Next sunrise
06:28

A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:26
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter07:26 – 08:23
  3. 3♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:19
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:19 – 10:16
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:16 – 11:13
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 12:10
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:10 – 13:07
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:07 – 14:03
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:00
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:00 – 15:57
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:57 – 16:54
  12. 12♀︎ Venus16:54 – 17:51

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury17:51 – 18:54
  2. 2☽︎ Moon18:54 – 19:57
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:57 – 21:00
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 22:03
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:03 – 23:06
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:06 – 00:09
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:09 – 01:12
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:12 – 02:16
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:16 – 03:19
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:19 – 04:22
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter04:22 – 05:25
  12. 12♂︎ Mars05:25 – 06:28

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Pretoria?

On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 06:29 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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