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 Wednesday, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:20
- 2☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:37 – 09:45
- 5♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:54
- 6☉︎ Sun10:54 – 12:03
- 7♀︎ Venus12:03 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:20
- 9☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:46
- 12♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:54 – 19:46
- 2♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:29
- 4☽︎ Moon21:29 – 22:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:03
- 7♂︎ Mars00:03 – 00:54
- 8☉︎ Sun00:54 – 01:46
- 9♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:29
- 11☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Soshanguve?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:11 to 06:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.