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 Monday, 13 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:40
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:21
- 4♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:11
- 5☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:01
- 6♀︎ Venus12:01 – 12:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:42
- 8☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:13
- 11♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:03
- 12☉︎ Sun17:03 – 17:54
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:03 – 20:13
- 3☽︎ Moon20:13 – 21:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:42
- 6♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:52
- 7☉︎ Sun00:52 – 02:01
- 8♀︎ Venus02:01 – 03:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:20
- 10☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:40 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Monday, 13 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 13h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:50 to 08:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.