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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 Friday, 25 December 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:14
Sunset
19:02
Next sunrise
05:15

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

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:23
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:32
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:32 – 08:41
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:50
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:59
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:59 – 12:08
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:08 – 13:17
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:26
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:35
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:44
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:53
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter17:53 – 19:02

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars19:02 – 19:53
  2. 2☉︎ Sun19:53 – 20:44
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:35
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:26
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:17
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:08
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 00:59
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:51
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:42
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:33
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:24
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:15

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Soweto?

On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:14 to 06:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

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