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 Wednesday, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:10
- 2☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:23
- 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:41
- 9☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 17:54
- 12♂︎ Mars17:54 – 18:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:58 – 19:54
- 2♀︎ Venus19:54 – 20:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:45
- 4☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:22
- 9♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:13
- 11☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:06 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.