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 Friday, 13 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:54
- 3☽︎ Moon07:54 – 09:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 10:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:21
- 6♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:30
- 7☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:58
- 10☽︎ Moon15:58 – 17:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:16
- 2☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:07
- 3♀︎ Venus21:07 – 21:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:48
- 5☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:21
- 8♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:12
- 9☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:02
- 10♀︎ Venus03:02 – 03:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 04:44
- 12☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Friday, 13 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:35 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.