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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:39
- 2♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 09:01
- 4☽︎ Moon09:01 – 10:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:34
- 7♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:45
- 8☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:56
- 9♀︎ Venus14:56 – 16:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 17:18
- 11☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:29
- 2♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:18
- 3☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:07
- 4♀︎ Venus22:07 – 22:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:45
- 6☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:12
- 9♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:01
- 10☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:50
- 11♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Town?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 14h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:28 to 06:39: 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.