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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:34 – 07:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:22
- 4♂︎ Mars09:22 – 10:19
- 5☉︎ Sun10:19 – 11:15
- 6♀︎ Venus11:15 – 12:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 13:08
- 8☽︎ Moon13:08 – 14:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:04 – 15:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 15:57
- 11♂︎ Mars15:57 – 16:53
- 12☉︎ Sun16:53 – 17:49
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:49 – 18:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 19:56
- 3☽︎ Moon19:56 – 21:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 22:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 23:07
- 6♂︎ Mars23:07 – 00:11
- 7☉︎ Sun00:11 – 01:15
- 8♀︎ Venus01:15 – 02:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:22
- 10☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:29 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Soshanguve?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:34 to 07:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.