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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 Thursday, 12 November 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
05:36
Sunset
19:24
Next sunrise
05:35

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

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter05:36 – 06:45
  2. 2♂︎ Mars06:45 – 07:54
  3. 3☉︎ Sun07:54 – 09:03
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:03 – 10:12
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 11:21
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:30
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:30 – 13:39
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:48
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:48 – 15:57
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:06
  11. 11♀︎ Venus17:06 – 18:15
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury18:15 – 19:24

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon19:24 – 20:15
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:06
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 21:57
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:57 – 22:48
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:39
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:30
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:30 – 01:21
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:12
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 03:03
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:03 – 03:54
  11. 11♂︎ Mars03:54 – 04:44
  12. 12☉︎ Sun04:44 – 05:35

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?

On Thursday, 12 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 05:36 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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