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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 Thursday, 7 January 2027: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
05:43
Sunset
20:01
Next sunrise
05:44

A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter05:43 – 06:54
  2. 2♂︎ Mars06:54 – 08:06
  3. 3☉︎ Sun08:06 – 09:17
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:17 – 10:29
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:40
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:40 – 12:52
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:52 – 14:03
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:15
  9. 9♂︎ Mars15:15 – 16:26
  10. 10☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:38
  11. 11♀︎ Venus17:38 – 18:49
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 20:01

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon20:01 – 20:49
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:38
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:27
  4. 4♂︎ Mars22:27 – 23:15
  5. 5☉︎ Sun23:15 – 00:04
  6. 6♀︎ Venus00:04 – 00:52
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 01:41
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:41 – 02:29
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:18
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:07
  11. 11♂︎ Mars04:07 – 04:55
  12. 12☉︎ Sun04:55 – 05:44

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?

On Thursday, 7 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 05:43 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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