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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 07:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 08:50
- 3♂︎ Mars08:50 – 09:43
- 4☉︎ Sun09:43 – 10:36
- 5♀︎ Venus10:36 – 11:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:30 – 12:23
- 7☽︎ Moon12:23 – 13:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:16 – 14:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:09 – 15:03
- 10♂︎ Mars15:03 – 15:56
- 11☉︎ Sun15:56 – 16:49
- 12♀︎ Venus16:49 – 17:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:49
- 2☽︎ Moon18:49 – 19:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 21:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 22:09
- 5♂︎ Mars22:09 – 23:16
- 6☉︎ Sun23:16 – 00:22
- 7♀︎ Venus00:22 – 01:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:29 – 02:36
- 9☽︎ Moon02:36 – 03:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:42 – 04:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 05:56
- 12♂︎ Mars05:56 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:03 to 07:57: 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.