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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:16
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:33
- 3☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:58
- 6♂︎ Mars10:58 – 12:07
- 7☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:16
- 8♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:33
- 10☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 18:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:59 – 19:50
- 2☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:42
- 3♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:25
- 5☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 00:59
- 8♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:50
- 9☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:42
- 10♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:24
- 12☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Soshanguve?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:15 to 06:24: 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.