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Planetary hours · Gqeberha (South Africa)

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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:34
Sunset
18:31
Next sunrise
05:33

A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:39
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:44
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:44 – 08:49
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:53
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:58
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:58 – 12:03
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:03 – 13:08
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:12
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:17
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:22
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:27
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:31

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:26
  2. 2☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:22
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:17
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:12
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:07
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 00:02
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:57
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:57 – 01:53
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:48
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:43
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:38
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:33

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?

On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:34 to 06:39: 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.

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