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 Saturday, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 06:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:15 – 07:23
- 3♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:31
- 4☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:39
- 5♀︎ Venus09:39 – 10:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:55
- 7☽︎ Moon11:55 – 13:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:03 – 14:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 15:19
- 10♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:27
- 11☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:35
- 12♀︎ Venus17:35 – 18:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 19:35
- 2☽︎ Moon19:35 – 20:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:11
- 5♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:03
- 6☉︎ Sun23:03 – 23:55
- 7♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:47 – 01:39
- 9☽︎ Moon01:39 – 02:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:14
- 12♂︎ Mars04:14 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thembisa?
On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 10h 24m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.