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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, 10 November 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
05:38
Sunset
19:22
Next sunrise
05:37

A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:38 – 06:46
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:46 – 07:55
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:55 – 09:04
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 10:12
  5. 5☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:21
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:30
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:39
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:47
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:56
  10. 10♀︎ Venus15:56 – 17:05
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:14
  12. 12☽︎ Moon18:14 – 19:22

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn19:22 – 20:14
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:05
  3. 3♂︎ Mars21:05 – 21:56
  4. 4☉︎ Sun21:56 – 22:47
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:38
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:38 – 00:30
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:21
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:12
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 03:03
  10. 10♂︎ Mars03:03 – 03:54
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:54 – 04:46
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:37

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?

On Tuesday, 10 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:38 to 06:46: 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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