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 Tuesday, 30 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:52 – 08:41
- 2☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:31
- 3♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:21 – 11:10
- 5☽︎ Moon11:10 – 12:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 12:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:50 – 13:39
- 8♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:29
- 9☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:18
- 10♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 16:58
- 12☽︎ Moon16:58 – 17:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 18:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:58 – 20:08
- 3♂︎ Mars20:08 – 21:18
- 4☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:29
- 5♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:39 – 00:50
- 7☽︎ Moon00:50 – 02:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:00 – 03:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 04:21
- 10♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:31
- 11☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:41
- 12♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Tuesday, 30 June 2026, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:52 to 08:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.