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, 26 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:52 – 06:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:04 – 09:11
- 4♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:17
- 5☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:24
- 6♀︎ Venus11:24 – 12:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:36
- 8☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:49
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:56
- 11♂︎ Mars16:56 – 18:02
- 12☉︎ Sun18:02 – 19:09
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:02 – 20:56
- 3☽︎ Moon20:56 – 21:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:36
- 6♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:30
- 7☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:23
- 8♀︎ Venus01:23 – 02:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:10
- 10☽︎ Moon03:10 – 04:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 04:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Monday, 26 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:52 to 06:58: 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.