Planetary hours
in Soweto.
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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:20
- 2♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:33
- 4☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:52
- 7♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:58
- 8☉︎ Sun12:58 – 14:05
- 9♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:17
- 11☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:23
- 2♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:17
- 3☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:11
- 4♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 22:58
- 6☽︎ Moon22:58 – 23:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:39
- 9♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:33
- 10☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:26
- 11♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Soweto?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:14 to 06:20: 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.