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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:39 – 06:48
- 2♀︎ Venus06:48 – 07:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 09:04
- 4☽︎ Moon09:04 – 10:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:30
- 7♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:38
- 8☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:47
- 9♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 17:04
- 11☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:12
- 2♂︎ Mars20:12 – 21:03
- 3☉︎ Sun21:03 – 21:55
- 4♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:38
- 6☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:12
- 9♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:04
- 10☉︎ Sun03:04 – 03:55
- 11♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:39 to 06:48: 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.