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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:53
- 2♀︎ Venus06:53 – 08:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:08
- 4☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:30
- 7♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:37
- 8☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:44
- 9♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:52 – 16:59
- 11☽︎ Moon16:59 – 18:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:07 – 19:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:06
- 2♂︎ Mars20:06 – 20:59
- 3☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:52
- 4♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:37
- 6☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:14
- 9♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 03:59
- 11♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:45 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.