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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:24
- 3☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:46
- 6♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:53
- 7☉︎ Sun11:53 – 13:00
- 8♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:15
- 10☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:29
- 2☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:22
- 3♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:07
- 5☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:45
- 8♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:38
- 9☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:31
- 10♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:16
- 12☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Soshanguve?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:09 to 06:17: 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
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.