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Planetary hours · Cape Town (South Africa)

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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
05:43
Sunset
19:16
Next sunrise
05:43

A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:43 – 06:51
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:51 – 07:59
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:59 – 09:07
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 10:14
  5. 5☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:22
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:30
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:37
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:45
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:45 – 15:53
  10. 10♀︎ Venus15:53 – 17:00
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 18:08
  12. 12☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:16

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:08
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter20:08 – 21:00
  3. 3♂︎ Mars21:00 – 21:52
  4. 4☉︎ Sun21:52 – 22:45
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:45 – 23:37
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:29
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:21
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:14
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:06
  10. 10♂︎ Mars03:06 – 03:58
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:58 – 04:50
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:50 – 05:43

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?

On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:43 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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