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Planetary hours · Cape Town (South Africa)

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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:46
Sunset
19:13
Next sunrise
05:45

A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:54
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:54 – 08:01
  3. 3♂︎ Mars08:01 – 09:08
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:08 – 10:15
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:15 – 11:22
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:22 – 12:30
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:37
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:44
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:51
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:51 – 16:59
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:59 – 18:06
  12. 12♀︎ Venus18:06 – 19:13

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:06
  2. 2☽︎ Moon20:06 – 20:58
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 21:51
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 22:44
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:44 – 23:37
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:37 – 00:29
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:22
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:15
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:07
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 04:00
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 04:53
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:53 – 05:45

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?

On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:46 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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