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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 Tuesday, 5 January 2027: day of Mars

Sunrise
05:41
Sunset
20:01
Next sunrise
05:42

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

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:41 – 06:53
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:53 – 08:04
  3. 3♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:16
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:28
  5. 5☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:39
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:39 – 12:51
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:51 – 14:03
  8. 8♂︎ Mars14:03 – 15:14
  9. 9☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:26
  10. 10♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:37
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury17:37 – 18:49
  12. 12☽︎ Moon18:49 – 20:01

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn20:01 – 20:49
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 21:38
  3. 3♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:26
  4. 4☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:15
  5. 5♀︎ Venus23:15 – 00:03
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 00:51
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:51 – 01:40
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:28
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:17
  10. 10♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:05
  11. 11☉︎ Sun04:05 – 04:54
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:54 – 05:42

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?

On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 14h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:41 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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