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 Tuesday, 27 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:50 – 06:57
- 2☉︎ Sun06:57 – 08:04
- 3♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:17
- 5☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:37
- 8♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:43
- 9☉︎ Sun14:43 – 15:50
- 10♀︎ Venus15:50 – 16:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 18:03
- 12☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:03 – 20:56
- 3♂︎ Mars20:56 – 21:49
- 4☉︎ Sun21:49 – 22:43
- 5♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:29
- 7☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:09
- 10♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:03
- 11☉︎ Sun04:03 – 04:56
- 12♀︎ Venus04:56 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:50 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.