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 Sunday, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:53 – 06:59
- 2♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:11
- 4☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:30
- 7♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:36
- 8☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:43
- 9♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:55
- 11☽︎ Moon16:55 – 18:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:01 – 19:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:08 – 20:01
- 2♂︎ Mars20:01 – 20:55
- 3☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:49
- 4♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:36
- 6☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:17
- 9♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:11
- 10☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:04
- 11♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:53 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.