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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 07:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:00 – 08:06
- 3♂︎ Mars08:06 – 09:12
- 4☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:18
- 5♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:30
- 7☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:36 – 14:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:49
- 10♂︎ Mars15:49 – 16:55
- 11☉︎ Sun16:55 – 18:01
- 12♀︎ Venus18:01 – 19:07
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 20:01
- 2☽︎ Moon20:01 – 20:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 21:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:48 – 22:42
- 5♂︎ Mars22:42 – 23:36
- 6☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:30
- 7♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:17
- 9☽︎ Moon02:17 – 03:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:11 – 04:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 04:59
- 12♂︎ Mars04:59 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:54 to 07:00: 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.