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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, 19 February 2027: day of Venus

Sunrise
06:24
Sunset
19:34
Next sunrise
06:25

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

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus06:24 – 07:30
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:36
  3. 3☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:42
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:48
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:54
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:59
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:59 – 14:05
  8. 8♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:11
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:17
  10. 10☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:23
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:28
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:34

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:29
  2. 2☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:23
  3. 3♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:17
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:11
  5. 5☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:06
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 01:00
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 01:54
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:48
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:43
  10. 10♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:37
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:31
  12. 12☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:25

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?

On Friday, 19 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 06:24 to 07:30: 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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