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, 30 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:48 – 07:54
- 3♂︎ Mars07:54 – 09:01
- 4☉︎ Sun09:01 – 10:07
- 5♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:14 – 12:20
- 7☽︎ Moon12:20 – 13:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:27 – 14:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:33 – 15:40
- 10♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:46
- 11☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:53
- 12♀︎ Venus17:53 – 18:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:59 – 19:53
- 2☽︎ Moon19:53 – 20:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:33
- 5♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:21
- 7♀︎ Venus00:21 – 01:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:08
- 9☽︎ Moon02:08 – 03:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:01 – 03:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:48
- 12♂︎ Mars04:48 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Soshanguve?
On Saturday, 30 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:41 to 06:48: 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.