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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:13
- 3☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:27
- 6♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:32
- 7☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:36
- 8♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:46
- 10☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:51 – 17:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:00 – 19:55
- 2☉︎ Sun19:55 – 20:50
- 3♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:41
- 5☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:26
- 8♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:21
- 9☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:17
- 10♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:07
- 12☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:03 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.