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, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:19
- 2☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:38
- 5♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:44
- 6☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 15:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:23
- 12♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:23
- 2♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:10
- 4☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 22:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:51
- 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:44
- 8☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:38
- 9♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:25
- 11☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pretoria?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:12 to 06:19: 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.