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, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:16
- 2♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:31
- 4☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:54
- 7♂︎ Mars11:54 – 13:02
- 8☉︎ Sun13:02 – 14:10
- 9♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:25
- 11☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:33 – 18:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:33
- 2♂︎ Mars19:33 – 20:25
- 3☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:17
- 4♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:02
- 6☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:39
- 9♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:31
- 10☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:24
- 11♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Soweto?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:08 to 06:16: 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.