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 Saturday, 25 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:27
- 3♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:18
- 4☉︎ Sun10:18 – 11:10
- 5♀︎ Venus11:10 – 12:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 12:53
- 7☽︎ Moon12:53 – 13:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:27
- 10♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:19
- 11☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:10
- 12♀︎ Venus17:10 – 18:01
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:01 – 19:10
- 2☽︎ Moon19:10 – 20:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:27 – 22:35
- 5♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:44
- 6☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:52
- 7♀︎ Venus00:52 – 02:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 03:09
- 9☽︎ Moon03:09 – 04:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:26 – 06:34
- 12♂︎ Mars06:34 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Saturday, 25 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:44 to 08:35: 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.
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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.