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 Tuesday, 24 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:08 – 06:15
- 2☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:23
- 3♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:38
- 5☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 13:01
- 8♂︎ Mars13:01 – 14:09
- 9☉︎ Sun14:09 – 15:16
- 10♀︎ Venus15:16 – 16:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:32
- 12☽︎ Moon17:32 – 18:39
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:39 – 19:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:32 – 20:24
- 3♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:16
- 4☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:09
- 5♀︎ Venus22:09 – 23:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 23:53
- 7☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:30
- 10♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:23
- 11☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:15
- 12♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pretoria?
On Tuesday, 24 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:08 to 06:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.