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, 11 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 06:54
- 2♂︎ Mars06:54 – 08:00
- 3☉︎ Sun08:00 – 09:05
- 4♀︎ Venus09:05 – 10:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 11:15
- 6☽︎ Moon11:15 – 12:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:21 – 13:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:26 – 14:31
- 9♂︎ Mars14:31 – 15:37
- 10☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:42
- 11♀︎ Venus16:42 – 17:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 18:52
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:52 – 19:47
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 20:42
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:37
- 4♂︎ Mars21:37 – 22:31
- 5☉︎ Sun22:31 – 23:26
- 6♀︎ Venus23:26 – 00:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:21 – 01:16
- 8☽︎ Moon01:16 – 02:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 04:00
- 11♂︎ Mars04:00 – 04:55
- 12☉︎ Sun04:55 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pretoria?
On Thursday, 11 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:49 to 06:54: 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.