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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:19
- 3♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:12
- 4☉︎ Sun10:12 – 11:05
- 5♀︎ Venus11:05 – 11:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 12:52
- 7☽︎ Moon12:52 – 13:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:45 – 14:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:38 – 15:31
- 10♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:25
- 11☉︎ Sun16:25 – 17:18
- 12♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:11 – 19:18
- 2☽︎ Moon19:18 – 20:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:25 – 21:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:38
- 5♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:45
- 6☉︎ Sun23:45 – 00:51
- 7♀︎ Venus00:51 – 01:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:58 – 03:05
- 9☽︎ Moon03:05 – 04:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 05:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:24
- 12♂︎ Mars06:24 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:32 to 08:25: 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.