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, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:42 – 06:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:46 – 07:50
- 3♂︎ Mars07:50 – 08:53
- 4☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:57
- 5♀︎ Venus09:57 – 11:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 12:04
- 7☽︎ Moon12:04 – 13:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:08 – 14:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 15:15
- 10♂︎ Mars15:15 – 16:19
- 11☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:23
- 12♀︎ Venus17:23 – 18:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:27 – 19:23
- 2☽︎ Moon19:23 – 20:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 22:11
- 5♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:07
- 6☉︎ Sun23:07 – 00:04
- 7♀︎ Venus00:04 – 01:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:00 – 01:56
- 9☽︎ Moon01:56 – 02:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:52 – 03:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:48 – 04:45
- 12♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:42 to 06:46: 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.