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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 Tuesday, 16 February 2027: day of Mars

Sunrise
06:22
Sunset
19:38
Next sunrise
06:23

A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars06:22 – 07:28
  2. 2☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:34
  3. 3♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:41
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury09:41 – 10:47
  5. 5☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:53
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 13:00
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 14:06
  8. 8♂︎ Mars14:06 – 15:12
  9. 9☉︎ Sun15:12 – 16:19
  10. 10♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:25
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury17:25 – 18:31
  12. 12☽︎ Moon18:31 – 19:38

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn19:38 – 20:31
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:25
  3. 3♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:19
  4. 4☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:13
  5. 5♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:06
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury00:06 – 01:00
  7. 7☽︎ Moon01:00 – 01:54
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:54 – 02:48
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 03:41
  10. 10♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:35
  11. 11☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:29
  12. 12♀︎ Venus05:29 – 06:23

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?

On Tuesday, 16 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 06:22 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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