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 Thursday, 19 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:09 – 06:16
- 2♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:23
- 3☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:31
- 4♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:45
- 6☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:59 – 14:07
- 9♂︎ Mars14:07 – 15:14
- 10☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:21
- 11♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:28 – 18:36
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:28 – 20:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:14
- 4♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:07
- 5☉︎ Sun22:07 – 22:59
- 6♀︎ Venus22:59 – 23:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:45
- 8☽︎ Moon00:45 – 01:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:23
- 11♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:16
- 12☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pretoria?
On Thursday, 19 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:09 to 06:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.