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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 Saturday, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:24
Sunset
19:05
Next sunrise
05:25

A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:33
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:33 – 07:41
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:41 – 08:50
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:50 – 09:58
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:58 – 11:07
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:07 – 12:15
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:15 – 13:23
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:23 – 14:32
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:40
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:49
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:49 – 17:57
  12. 12♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:05

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury19:05 – 19:57
  2. 2☽︎ Moon19:57 – 20:49
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:40
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:32
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:24
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:15
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:15 – 01:07
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 01:59
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:59 – 02:50
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:42
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:42 – 04:34
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:25

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Soweto?

On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:24 to 06:33: 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.

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