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, 31 December 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 08:01
- 3☽︎ Moon08:01 – 09:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:37
- 6♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:49
- 7☉︎ Sun12:49 – 14:00
- 8♀︎ Venus14:00 – 15:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:24
- 10☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:36
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 20:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:00 – 20:48
- 2☉︎ Sun20:48 – 21:36
- 3♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:13
- 5☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:37
- 8♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:25
- 9☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:13
- 10♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:50
- 12☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Friday, 31 December 2027, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 14h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:37 to 06:49: 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.