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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 Thursday, 13 August 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
06:58
Sunset
17:46
Next sunrise
06:57

A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter06:58 – 07:52
  2. 2♂︎ Mars07:52 – 08:46
  3. 3☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:40
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:40 – 10:34
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:34 – 11:28
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:28 – 12:22
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:22 – 13:16
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:16 – 14:10
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:10 – 15:04
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:04 – 15:58
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:58 – 16:52
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 17:46

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon17:46 – 18:52
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn18:52 – 19:58
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 21:04
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:04 – 22:10
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:10 – 23:16
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:16 – 00:22
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:28
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:28 – 02:34
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:39
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:39 – 04:45
  11. 11♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:51
  12. 12☉︎ Sun05:51 – 06:57

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?

On Thursday, 13 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 06:58 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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