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, 14 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 07:00
- 2♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:11
- 3☉︎ Sun08:11 – 09:22
- 4♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:33 – 11:44
- 6☽︎ Moon11:44 – 12:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 14:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 15:16
- 9♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:27
- 10☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:38
- 11♀︎ Venus17:38 – 18:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 20:00
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:00 – 20:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:38
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:28
- 4♂︎ Mars22:28 – 23:17
- 5☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:06
- 6♀︎ Venus00:06 – 00:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 01:44
- 8☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:33
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:33 – 03:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:12
- 11♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:01
- 12☉︎ Sun05:01 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Thursday, 14 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:49 to 07:00: 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.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.