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 Saturday, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:16 – 07:24
- 3♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:31
- 4☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:39
- 5♀︎ Venus09:39 – 10:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:46 – 11:54
- 7☽︎ Moon11:54 – 13:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 14:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:09 – 15:17
- 10♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:24
- 11☉︎ Sun16:24 – 17:32
- 12♀︎ Venus17:32 – 18:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:39 – 19:32
- 2☽︎ Moon19:32 – 20:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 22:09
- 5♂︎ Mars22:09 – 23:01
- 6☉︎ Sun23:01 – 23:54
- 7♀︎ Venus23:54 – 00:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:39
- 9☽︎ Moon01:39 – 02:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:16
- 12♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Soweto?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:09 to 06:16: 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.