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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 Friday, 15 January 2027: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:50
Sunset
20:00
Next sunrise
05:51

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

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:50 – 07:01
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:12
  3. 3☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:23
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:33
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:44
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:55
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:55 – 14:06
  8. 8♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:17
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:27
  10. 10☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:38
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:49
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 20:00

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars20:00 – 20:49
  2. 2☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:38
  3. 3♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:28
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:17
  5. 5☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:06
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 00:55
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 01:45
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:34
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:23
  10. 10♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:13
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:02
  12. 12☽︎ Moon05:02 – 05:51

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?

On Friday, 15 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:50 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

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