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 Thursday, 29 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:48 – 06:55
- 2♂︎ Mars06:55 – 08:02
- 3☉︎ Sun08:02 – 09:09
- 4♀︎ Venus09:09 – 10:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:16 – 11:23
- 6☽︎ Moon11:23 – 12:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:30 – 13:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:37 – 14:44
- 9♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:51
- 10☉︎ Sun15:51 – 16:57
- 11♀︎ Venus16:57 – 18:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 19:11
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:04 – 20:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 21:50
- 4♂︎ Mars21:50 – 22:43
- 5☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:36
- 6♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:22
- 8☽︎ Moon01:22 – 02:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 04:01
- 11♂︎ Mars04:01 – 04:54
- 12☉︎ Sun04:54 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Thursday, 29 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 10h 36m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:48 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.