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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:10 – 09:15
- 4♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:21
- 5☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:26
- 6♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:36
- 8☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:42
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:52
- 11♂︎ Mars16:52 – 17:57
- 12☉︎ Sun17:57 – 19:03
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:03 – 19:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 20:52
- 3☽︎ Moon20:52 – 21:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:36
- 6♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:30
- 7☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:25
- 8♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 03:14
- 10☽︎ Moon03:14 – 04:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:00 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.