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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 Monday, 18 January 2027: day of the Moon

Sunrise
05:53
Sunset
19:59
Next sunrise
05:54

A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☽︎ Moon05:53 – 07:04
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:14
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter08:14 – 09:24
  4. 4♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:35
  5. 5☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:45
  6. 6♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:56
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 14:06
  8. 8☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:17
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:27
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:38
  11. 11♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:48
  12. 12☉︎ Sun18:48 – 19:59

Night

  1. 1♀︎ Venus19:59 – 20:48
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:38
  3. 3☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:28
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:17
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:07
  6. 6♂︎ Mars00:07 – 00:56
  7. 7☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:46
  8. 8♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:36
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:25
  10. 10☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:15
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:04
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 05:54

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?

On Monday, 18 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Moon, from 05:53 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon again.

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