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 Saturday, 24 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:40 – 07:50
- 3♂︎ Mars07:50 – 09:00
- 4☉︎ Sun09:00 – 10:09
- 5♀︎ Venus10:09 – 11:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:19 – 12:29
- 7☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:39 – 14:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:58
- 10♂︎ Mars15:58 – 17:08
- 11☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:18
- 12♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:27 – 20:18
- 2☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 21:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 22:49
- 5♂︎ Mars22:49 – 23:39
- 6☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:29
- 7♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:10
- 9☽︎ Moon02:10 – 03:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:00 – 03:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:51 – 04:41
- 12♂︎ Mars04:41 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Saturday, 24 January 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 10h 04m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.