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 Friday, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:32 – 07:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:27
- 3☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:19
- 6♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:16
- 7☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:14
- 8♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:09
- 10☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 17:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:04
- 2☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:06
- 3♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:11
- 5☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:18
- 8♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:21
- 9☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:23
- 10♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:28
- 12☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:32 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.