Planetary hours
in Soshanguve.
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 Sunday, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:38 – 07:32
- 2♀︎ Venus07:32 – 08:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:21
- 4☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 12:03
- 7♂︎ Mars12:03 – 12:58
- 8☉︎ Sun12:58 – 13:52
- 9♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:40
- 11☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:35
- 2♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:40
- 3☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:46
- 4♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:58
- 6☽︎ Moon22:58 – 00:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 01:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:15
- 9♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:21
- 10☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:27
- 11♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Soshanguve?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:38 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.