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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:45
- 2♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:52
- 4☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 11:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:08
- 8☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:12
- 9♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:20
- 11☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:23
- 2♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:19
- 3☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:15
- 4♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 00:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 01:55
- 9♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:51
- 10☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:48
- 11♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:41 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.