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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:54 – 07:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 08:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:38
- 4♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:32
- 5☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:27
- 6♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:16
- 8☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:10
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 15:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 16:00
- 11♂︎ Mars16:00 – 16:54
- 12☉︎ Sun16:54 – 17:49
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:49 – 18:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:54 – 19:59
- 3☽︎ Moon19:59 – 21:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 22:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:10 – 23:15
- 6♂︎ Mars23:15 – 00:21
- 7☉︎ Sun00:21 – 01:26
- 8♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:37
- 10☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:42 – 05:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:48 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:54 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.