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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 Tuesday, 26 January 2027: day of Mars

Sunrise
05:38
Sunset
19:01
Next sunrise
05:39

A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:38 – 06:45
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:45 – 07:52
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:52 – 08:59
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 10:06
  5. 5☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:13
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 12:19
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:26
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:33
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:40
  10. 10♀︎ Venus15:40 – 16:47
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury16:47 – 17:54
  12. 12☽︎ Moon17:54 – 19:01

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn19:01 – 19:54
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 20:47
  3. 3♂︎ Mars20:47 – 21:40
  4. 4☉︎ Sun21:40 – 22:33
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:27
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:20
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:20 – 01:13
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 02:06
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 02:59
  10. 10♂︎ Mars02:59 – 03:53
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:53 – 04:46
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:39

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Soshanguve?

On Tuesday, 26 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 10h 38m: twelve night hours of 53 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:38 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

Today’s sky, on YOUR chart

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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.