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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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:16
Sunset
18:26
Next sunrise
05:15

A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:21
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:27
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:33
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:39
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:45
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:51
  7. 7☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:57
  8. 8♀︎ Venus12:57 – 14:03
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:09
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:14
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:20
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:26

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:20
  2. 2☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:14
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:08
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:02
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:02 – 22:57
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:51
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:45
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:39
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:33
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:27
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:21
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:15

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Soshanguve?

On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:16 to 06:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

Today’s sky, on YOUR chart

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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.