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 Thursday, 4 March 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:36 – 07:39
- 2♂︎ Mars07:39 – 08:43
- 3☉︎ Sun08:43 – 09:47
- 4♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:50 – 11:54
- 6☽︎ Moon11:54 – 12:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:57 – 14:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:01 – 15:04
- 9♂︎ Mars15:04 – 16:08
- 10☉︎ Sun16:08 – 17:12
- 11♀︎ Venus17:12 – 18:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:15 – 19:19
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 22:08
- 4♂︎ Mars22:08 – 23:05
- 5☉︎ Sun23:05 – 00:01
- 6♀︎ Venus00:01 – 00:58
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:58 – 01:54
- 8☽︎ Moon01:54 – 02:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:51 – 03:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:44
- 11♂︎ Mars04:44 – 05:40
- 12☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Thursday, 4 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:36 to 07:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.