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 Tuesday, 15 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:16
- 2☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:15
- 3♀︎ Venus08:15 – 09:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:14
- 5☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 12:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:12
- 8♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:11
- 9☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:11
- 10♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:09
- 12☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:10
- 3♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:10
- 4☉︎ Sun21:10 – 22:11
- 5♀︎ Venus22:11 – 23:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 00:12
- 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 03:13
- 10♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:14
- 11☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:15
- 12♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Tuesday, 15 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 11h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:17 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.