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 Wednesday, 28 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:12
- 2☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:55
- 5♂︎ Mars10:55 – 11:49
- 6☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:32
- 9☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:14
- 12♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:14
- 2♀︎ Venus19:14 – 20:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:26
- 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:55
- 9♀︎ Venus02:55 – 04:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 05:07
- 11☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Wednesday, 28 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:18 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.