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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Right now♃︎ Hour of Jupiter — hour 11 of the day, until 17:19
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:22
- 2☽︎ Moon06:22 – 07:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:39
- 5♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:45
- 6☉︎ Sun10:45 – 11:50
- 7♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 14:02
- 9☽︎ Moon14:02 – 15:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 16:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:13 – 17:19
- 12♂︎ Mars17:19 – 18:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:19
- 2♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:13 – 21:08
- 4☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 22:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 23:50
- 7♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:44
- 8☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:39
- 9♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:27
- 11☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pretoria?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:16 to 06:22: 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.
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.