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 Sunday, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:43 – 08:34
- 2♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:18
- 4☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:09 – 12:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 12:53
- 7♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:44
- 8☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:36
- 9♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:19
- 11☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:11
- 2♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:19
- 3☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:27
- 4♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:44
- 6☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 03:09
- 9♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:17
- 10☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:26
- 11♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:43 to 08:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.