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Planetary hours · Gqeberha (South Africa)

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 Tuesday, 12 May 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
07:00
Sunset
17:26
Next sunrise
07:01

A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars07:00 – 07:52
  2. 2☉︎ Sun07:52 – 08:44
  3. 3♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:37
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:29
  5. 5☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:21
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:13
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:05
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:05 – 13:58
  9. 9☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:50
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:42
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:34
  12. 12☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:26

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:34
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter18:34 – 19:42
  3. 3♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:50
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:58
  5. 5♀︎ Venus21:58 – 23:06
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 00:14
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:14 – 01:22
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:29
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:37
  10. 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:45
  11. 11☉︎ Sun04:45 – 05:53
  12. 12♀︎ Venus05:53 – 07:01

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?

On Tuesday, 12 May 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 13h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 07:00 to 07:52: 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.

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