Planetary hours
in Gqeberha.
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 Friday, 7 February 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 08:00
- 3☽︎ Moon08:00 – 09:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:23
- 6♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:54
- 10☽︎ Moon15:54 – 17:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:10
- 2☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:02
- 3♀︎ Venus21:02 – 21:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:47
- 5☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:24
- 8♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:16
- 9☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:08
- 10♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 04:53
- 12☽︎ Moon04:53 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Friday, 7 February 2025, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:45 to 06:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.