AstroXP ▶︎All our videos by signVideos
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 Saturday, 30 January 2027: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:40
Sunset
18:59
Next sunrise
05:41

A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:47
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:47 – 07:53
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:53 – 09:00
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:00 – 10:06
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:06 – 11:13
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 12:20
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:20 – 13:26
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:33
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:33 – 15:39
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:39 – 16:46
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:53
  12. 12♀︎ Venus17:53 – 18:59

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury18:59 – 19:53
  2. 2☽︎ Moon19:53 – 20:46
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:40
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:33
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:27
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:20
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:20 – 01:13
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:13 – 02:07
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:07 – 03:00
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:00 – 03:54
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:54 – 04:47
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:47 – 05:41

Other cities · South Africa

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Thembisa?

On Saturday, 30 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 10h 41m: twelve night hours of 53 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:40 to 06:47: 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.

My sky on my chart

On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.

Calendars

▦The sky in November 2026 ℞Retrogrades 2026℞Retrogrades 2027 ☽︎Moon phases 2026☽︎Moon phases 2027 ☽︎Void of course Moon 2026☽︎Void of course Moon 2027 ✴︎Aspects 2026✴︎Aspects 2027 ●Eclipses 2026-2027 ◷Planetary hours ☉︎Current season: Scorpio ✶︎2027 horoscope, sign by sign ♀︎The ten planets ⌖How we calculate AaThe glossary

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.