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, 14 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:18 – 07:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:15
- 4♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:15
- 5☉︎ Sun10:15 – 11:14
- 6♀︎ Venus11:14 – 12:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:12
- 8☽︎ Moon13:12 – 14:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 16:10
- 11♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:09
- 12☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:08
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:08 – 19:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:09
- 3☽︎ Moon20:09 – 21:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 22:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:11
- 6♂︎ Mars23:11 – 00:12
- 7☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:13
- 8♀︎ Venus01:13 – 02:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 03:14
- 10☽︎ Moon03:14 – 04:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:16 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Monday, 14 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:18 to 07:17: 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.