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 Saturday, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 06:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:54 – 07:56
- 3♂︎ Mars07:56 – 08:59
- 4☉︎ Sun08:59 – 10:01
- 5♀︎ Venus10:01 – 11:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:04 – 12:06
- 7☽︎ Moon12:06 – 13:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:09 – 14:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 15:14
- 10♂︎ Mars15:14 – 16:16
- 11☉︎ Sun16:16 – 17:19
- 12♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:19
- 2☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:16 – 21:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:13 – 22:11
- 5♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:08
- 6☉︎ Sun23:08 – 00:06
- 7♀︎ Venus00:06 – 01:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:03 – 02:01
- 9☽︎ Moon02:01 – 02:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:58 – 03:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:53
- 12♂︎ Mars04:53 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:51 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.