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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 Wednesday, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
20:01
Next sunrise
05:43

A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:54
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:54 – 08:05
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:17
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:28
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:40
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:51
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 14:03
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:15
  9. 9☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:26
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:38
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:49
  12. 12♂︎ Mars18:49 – 20:01

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun20:01 – 20:49
  2. 2♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:38
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:26
  4. 4☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:15
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:03
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 00:52
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:40
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:29
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:17
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:06
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 04:54
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:43

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?

On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 49 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:42 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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