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Planetary hours · Cape Town (South Africa)

Planetary hours
in Cape Town.

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 Friday, 29 May 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
07:41
Sunset
17:46
Next sunrise
07:41

A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus07:41 – 08:31
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:21
  3. 3☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:12
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:02
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 11:53
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:43
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:34
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:24
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:14
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:05
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 16:55
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 17:46

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:55
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:55 – 20:05
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:15
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:24
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:34
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:43
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:53
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:53 – 03:03
  9. 9☉︎ Sun03:03 – 04:12
  10. 10♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:22
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:32
  12. 12☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:41

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?

On Friday, 29 May 2026, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 07:41 to 08:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

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