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 Tuesday, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:33 – 06:43
- 2☉︎ Sun06:43 – 07:52
- 3♀︎ Venus07:52 – 09:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 10:12
- 5☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:41
- 8♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:50
- 9☉︎ Sun14:50 – 16:00
- 10♀︎ Venus16:00 – 17:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:10 – 18:19
- 12☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:19 – 21:10
- 3♂︎ Mars21:10 – 22:00
- 4☉︎ Sun22:00 – 22:50
- 5♀︎ Venus22:50 – 23:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:40 – 00:31
- 7☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:02
- 10♂︎ Mars03:02 – 03:52
- 11☉︎ Sun03:52 – 04:42
- 12♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:33 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.