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, 16 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:10
- 2☉︎ Sun08:10 – 09:00
- 3♀︎ Venus09:00 – 09:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:39
- 5☽︎ Moon10:39 – 11:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:28 – 12:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:07
- 8♂︎ Mars13:07 – 13:57
- 9☉︎ Sun13:57 – 14:46
- 10♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:25
- 12☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:36
- 3♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:46
- 4☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:57
- 5♀︎ Venus21:57 – 23:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 00:18
- 7☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:50
- 10♂︎ Mars03:50 – 05:00
- 11☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:11
- 12♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:21 to 08:10: 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.
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.