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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 Saturday, 6 February 2027: day of Saturn

Sunrise
06:12
Sunset
19:47
Next sunrise
06:13

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

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:20
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter07:20 – 08:28
  3. 3♂︎ Mars08:28 – 09:36
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:44
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:44 – 11:52
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 13:00
  7. 7☽︎ Moon13:00 – 14:08
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn14:08 – 15:15
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:23
  10. 10♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:31
  11. 11☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:39
  12. 12♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:47

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury19:47 – 20:39
  2. 2☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:31
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn21:31 – 22:24
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:16
  5. 5♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:08
  6. 6☉︎ Sun00:08 – 01:00
  7. 7♀︎ Venus01:00 – 01:52
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:52 – 02:44
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:44 – 03:37
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:37 – 04:29
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:21
  12. 12♂︎ Mars05:21 – 06:13

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?

On Saturday, 6 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 06:12 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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