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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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:09
Sunset
19:50
Next sunrise
06:10

A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:17
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:26
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:34
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:43
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:51
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:59
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:59 – 14:08
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:16
  9. 9☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:24
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:33
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:41
  12. 12♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:50

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:41
  2. 2♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:33
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:25
  4. 4☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:16
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:08
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:00
  7. 7♂︎ Mars01:00 – 01:52
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:43
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:35
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:27
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:18
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:10

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?

On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:09 to 07:17: 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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