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, 24 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:40
- 2☉︎ Sun06:40 – 07:51
- 3♀︎ Venus07:51 – 09:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 10:12
- 5☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:43
- 8♂︎ Mars13:43 – 14:54
- 9☉︎ Sun14:54 – 16:04
- 10♀︎ Venus16:04 – 17:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:15 – 18:25
- 12☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:36
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:36 – 20:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:15
- 3♂︎ Mars21:15 – 22:04
- 4☉︎ Sun22:04 – 22:54
- 5♀︎ Venus22:54 – 23:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 00:32
- 7☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:01
- 10♂︎ Mars03:01 – 03:50
- 11☉︎ Sun03:50 – 04:40
- 12♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Tuesday, 24 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:30 to 06:40: 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.