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 Wednesday, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:41
- 2☽︎ Moon06:41 – 07:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 09:55
- 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:59
- 6☉︎ Sun10:59 – 12:03
- 7♀︎ Venus12:03 – 13:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:25
- 12♂︎ Mars17:25 – 18:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:25
- 2♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:16
- 4☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:03
- 7♂︎ Mars00:03 – 00:58
- 8☉︎ Sun00:58 – 01:54
- 9♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:45
- 11☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:37 to 06:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.