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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:51
- 3☽︎ Moon07:51 – 08:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 11:01
- 6♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:05
- 7☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:08
- 8♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:15
- 10☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:22
- 2☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:18
- 3♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:11
- 5☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 00:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:00
- 8♂︎ Mars01:00 – 01:57
- 9☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:53
- 10♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:46
- 12☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 11h 16m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:43 to 06:47: 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.