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 Wednesday, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:40
- 2☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:54
- 9☽︎ Moon14:54 – 16:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:26
- 12♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:26
- 2♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:05
- 4☽︎ Moon22:05 – 22:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:22
- 8☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:12
- 9♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:50
- 11☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:29 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.