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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 Monday, 8 March 2027: day of the Moon

Sunrise
06:39
Sunset
19:14
Next sunrise
06:40

A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:42
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:45
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:48
  4. 4♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:51
  5. 5☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:54
  6. 6♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:56
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:59
  8. 8☽︎ Moon13:59 – 15:02
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 16:05
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 17:08
  11. 11♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:11
  12. 12☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:14

Night

  1. 1♀︎ Venus19:14 – 20:11
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:08
  3. 3☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:05
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:02
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 00:00
  6. 6♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:57
  7. 7☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:54
  8. 8♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:51
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:48
  10. 10☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:46
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:43
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter05:43 – 06:40

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?

On Monday, 8 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Moon, from 06:39 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon again.

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