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 Sunday, 7 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:47 – 06:53
- 2♀︎ Venus06:53 – 07:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 09:04
- 4☽︎ Moon09:04 – 10:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:21
- 7♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:27
- 8☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:32
- 9♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:38 – 16:44
- 11☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 18:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 19:49
- 2♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:44
- 3☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:38
- 4♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:27
- 6☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:10
- 9♂︎ Mars02:10 – 03:05
- 10☉︎ Sun03:05 – 03:59
- 11♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Soshanguve?
On Sunday, 7 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:47 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.