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Planetary hours · Soweto (South Africa)

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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon

Sunrise
05:12
Sunset
19:00
Next sunrise
05:13

A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:21
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:30
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter07:30 – 08:39
  4. 4♂︎ Mars08:39 – 09:48
  5. 5☉︎ Sun09:48 – 10:57
  6. 6♀︎ Venus10:57 – 12:06
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 13:15
  8. 8☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:24
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:33
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:42
  11. 11♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:51
  12. 12☉︎ Sun17:51 – 19:00

Night

  1. 1♀︎ Venus19:00 – 19:51
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 20:42
  3. 3☽︎ Moon20:42 – 21:33
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:24
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:15
  6. 6♂︎ Mars23:15 – 00:06
  7. 7☉︎ Sun00:06 – 00:57
  8. 8♀︎ Venus00:57 – 01:49
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 02:40
  10. 10☽︎ Moon02:40 – 03:31
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn03:31 – 04:22
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter04:22 – 05:13

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Soweto?

On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Moon, from 05:12 to 06:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon again.

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