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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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun

Sunrise
05:40
Sunset
20:01
Next sunrise
05:40

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

Day

  1. 1☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:51
  2. 2♀︎ Venus06:51 – 08:03
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 09:15
  4. 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:27
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:38
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:50
  7. 7♂︎ Mars12:50 – 14:02
  8. 8☉︎ Sun14:02 – 15:14
  9. 9♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:25
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:37
  11. 11☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:49
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn18:49 – 20:01

Night

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter20:01 – 20:49
  2. 2♂︎ Mars20:49 – 21:37
  3. 3☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:26
  4. 4♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:14
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:02
  6. 6☽︎ Moon00:02 – 00:50
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 01:39
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:27
  9. 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:15
  10. 10☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:04
  11. 11♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:52
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:40

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?

On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Sun, from 05:40 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.

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