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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 Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
05:15
Sunset
18:58
Next sunrise
05:15

A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter05:15 – 06:23
  2. 2♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:32
  3. 3☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:41
  4. 4♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:49
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:58
  6. 6☽︎ Moon10:58 – 12:07
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:15
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:24
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:24 – 15:33
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:41
  11. 11♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:50
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury17:50 – 18:58

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon18:58 – 19:50
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn19:50 – 20:41
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:33
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:24
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:15
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:15 – 00:07
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 00:58
  8. 8☽︎ Moon00:58 – 01:50
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:41
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:32
  11. 11♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:24
  12. 12☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:15

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Soshanguve?

On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 05:15 to 06:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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