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Planetary hours · Soshanguve (South Africa)

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 Saturday, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
06:22
Sunset
17:54
Next sunrise
06:21

A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:20
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter07:20 – 08:18
  3. 3♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:15
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:15 – 10:13
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:13 – 11:11
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:11 – 12:08
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:08 – 13:06
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 14:04
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:04 – 15:01
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:01 – 15:59
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:59 – 16:56
  12. 12♀︎ Venus16:56 – 17:54

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 18:56
  2. 2☽︎ Moon18:56 – 19:59
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:59 – 21:01
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 22:03
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:03 – 23:05
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:05 – 00:08
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:08 – 01:10
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 02:12
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:12 – 03:15
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 04:17
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter04:17 – 05:19
  12. 12♂︎ Mars05:19 – 06:21

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Soshanguve?

On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 11h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 06:22 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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