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 Wednesday, 10 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:55
- 2☽︎ Moon06:55 – 08:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:32
- 9☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:48
- 12♂︎ Mars17:48 – 18:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:53 – 19:48
- 2♀︎ Venus19:48 – 20:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:37
- 4☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:21
- 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:16
- 8☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 04:00
- 11☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Soshanguve?
On Wednesday, 10 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:49 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.