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 Sunday, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:43
- 2♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 09:02
- 4☽︎ Moon09:02 – 10:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:49
- 9♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 17:08
- 11☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:18 – 19:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:27 – 20:18
- 2♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:08
- 3☉︎ Sun21:08 – 21:59
- 4♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:40
- 6☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:11
- 9♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:02
- 10☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:52
- 11♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:34 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.