Planetary hours
in Thembisa.
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
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:07 – 06:15
- 2♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:30
- 4☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:53
- 7♂︎ Mars11:53 – 13:00
- 8☉︎ Sun13:00 – 14:08
- 9♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:23
- 11☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:31
- 2♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:23
- 3☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:15
- 4♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:00
- 6☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:38
- 9♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:30
- 10☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:22
- 11♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thembisa?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:07 to 06:15: 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.