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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, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:39
Sunset
20:00
Next sunrise
05:40

A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:51
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:51 – 08:02
  3. 3♂︎ Mars08:02 – 09:14
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:14 – 10:26
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:26 – 11:38
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:38 – 12:50
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:50 – 14:01
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 15:13
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:25
  10. 10♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:37
  11. 11☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:49
  12. 12♀︎ Venus18:49 – 20:00

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 20:49
  2. 2☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:37
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:25
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 23:13
  5. 5♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:02
  6. 6☉︎ Sun00:02 – 00:50
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:50 – 01:38
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:38 – 02:27
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:15
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 04:03
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter04:03 – 04:51
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:51 – 05:40

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?

On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 9h 39m: twelve night hours of 48 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:39 to 06:51: 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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