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, 30 July 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:24
- 3☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:00
- 6♂︎ Mars12:00 – 12:52
- 7☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:45
- 8♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:29
- 10☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:05
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:13
- 2☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:21
- 3♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:36
- 5☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 02:00
- 8♂︎ Mars02:00 – 03:08
- 9☉︎ Sun03:08 – 04:16
- 10♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:31
- 12☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Friday, 30 July 2027, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:40 to 08:32: 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.
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.