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, 14 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:40
- 2☉︎ Sun08:40 – 09:30
- 3♀︎ Venus09:30 – 10:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:21 – 11:11
- 5☽︎ Moon11:11 – 12:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 12:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 13:42
- 8♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:33
- 9☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:23
- 10♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:04
- 12☽︎ Moon17:04 – 17:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 20:13
- 3♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:23
- 4☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:33
- 5♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:52
- 7☽︎ Moon00:52 – 02:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 03:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:11 – 04:20
- 10♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:30
- 11☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:39
- 12♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Tuesday, 14 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:49 to 08:40: 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.