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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:38 – 08:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:23
- 3♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:15
- 4☉︎ Sun10:15 – 11:08
- 5♀︎ Venus11:08 – 12:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:00 – 12:52
- 7☽︎ Moon12:52 – 13:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:45 – 14:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:29
- 10♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:22
- 11☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:14
- 12♀︎ Venus17:14 – 18:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:06 – 19:14
- 2☽︎ Moon19:14 – 20:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:44
- 6☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:52
- 7♀︎ Venus00:52 – 02:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 03:07
- 9☽︎ Moon03:07 – 04:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:30
- 12♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:38 to 08:31: 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.