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 Saturday, 14 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:44 – 07:53
- 3♂︎ Mars07:53 – 09:03
- 4☉︎ Sun09:03 – 10:12
- 5♀︎ Venus10:12 – 11:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:21 – 12:30
- 7☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 15:58
- 10♂︎ Mars15:58 – 17:08
- 11☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:17
- 12♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:17
- 2☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 21:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 22:49
- 5♂︎ Mars22:49 – 23:39
- 6☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:30
- 7♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:11
- 9☽︎ Moon02:11 – 03:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 03:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:53 – 04:43
- 12♂︎ Mars04:43 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Saturday, 14 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:35 to 06:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.