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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 Wednesday, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:37
Sunset
19:23
Next sunrise
05:36

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

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:46
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:55
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:03
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 10:12
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:21
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:30
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:39
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:48
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:57
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 17:06
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:14
  12. 12♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:23

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:14
  2. 2♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:05
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 21:57
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:57 – 22:48
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:39
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:30
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:21
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:12
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:03
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 03:54
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:54 – 04:45
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:36

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?

On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:37 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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