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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:23
- 2♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:34
- 4☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:50
- 7♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:56
- 8☉︎ Sun12:56 – 14:01
- 9♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:12
- 11☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:18
- 2♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:12
- 3☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:07
- 4♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:39
- 9♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:34
- 10☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:28
- 11♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pretoria?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:18 to 06:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.