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, 13 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:11
- 2☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:15
- 3♀︎ Venus08:15 – 09:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:24
- 5☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:28 – 12:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:32 – 13:37
- 8♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:41
- 9☉︎ Sun14:41 – 15:45
- 10♀︎ Venus15:45 – 16:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:49 – 17:53
- 12☽︎ Moon17:53 – 18:58
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:58 – 19:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:53 – 20:49
- 3♂︎ Mars20:49 – 21:45
- 4☉︎ Sun21:45 – 22:40
- 5♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:32
- 7☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:19
- 10♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:14
- 11☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:10
- 12♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:07 to 07:11: 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.