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 Friday, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 08:01
- 3☽︎ Moon08:01 – 09:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:23
- 6♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:30
- 7☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:37
- 8♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:51
- 10☽︎ Moon15:51 – 16:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 18:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:05
- 2☉︎ Sun20:05 – 20:58
- 3♀︎ Venus20:58 – 21:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:44
- 5☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:22
- 8♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:15
- 9☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:08
- 10♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 04:54
- 12☽︎ Moon04:54 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 13h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:47 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.