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Planetary hours · Thembisa (South Africa)

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 Thursday, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
05:10
Sunset
18:56
Next sunrise
05:10

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

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:19
  2. 2♂︎ Mars06:19 – 07:27
  3. 3☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:36
  4. 4♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:45
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:54
  6. 6☽︎ Moon10:54 – 12:03
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:03 – 13:11
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:11 – 14:20
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:20 – 15:29
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:38
  11. 11♀︎ Venus16:38 – 17:47
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 18:56

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon18:56 – 19:47
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 20:38
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter20:38 – 21:29
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:20
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:12
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:03
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 00:54
  8. 8☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:45
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 02:37
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:28
  11. 11♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:19
  12. 12☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:10

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Thembisa?

On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 05:10 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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