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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 7 of the day, until 13:37
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:50
- 2☽︎ Moon06:50 – 07:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 09:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:30
- 7♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:45
- 9☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 17:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:09
- 12♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:09
- 2♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 21:53
- 4☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:37 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:13
- 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 03:58
- 11☽︎ Moon03:58 – 04:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:43 to 06:50: 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.