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 Friday, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:30
- 3☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:45
- 6♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:51
- 7☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:56
- 8♀︎ Venus12:56 – 14:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:06
- 10☽︎ Moon15:06 – 16:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:16
- 2☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:11
- 3♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:01
- 5☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:45
- 8♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:40
- 9☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:34
- 10♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:24
- 12☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pretoria?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:19 to 06:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.