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, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:13
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:21 – 07:30
- 3♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:38
- 4☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:47
- 5♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 12:04
- 7☽︎ Moon12:04 – 13:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:13 – 14:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:30
- 10♂︎ Mars15:30 – 16:39
- 11☉︎ Sun16:39 – 17:47
- 12♀︎ Venus17:47 – 18:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 19:47
- 2☽︎ Moon19:47 – 20:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:39 – 21:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:22
- 5♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:13
- 6☉︎ Sun23:13 – 00:04
- 7♀︎ Venus00:04 – 00:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:56 – 01:47
- 9☽︎ Moon01:47 – 02:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:39 – 03:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:21
- 12♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Soshanguve?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:12 to 06:21: 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.
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.