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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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:33
Sunset
18:32
Next sunrise
05:32

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

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:38
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:38 – 07:43
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:43 – 08:48
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:48 – 09:53
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:53 – 10:58
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 12:03
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:03 – 13:08
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:08 – 14:13
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 15:17
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:22
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:27
  12. 12♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:32

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:27
  2. 2☽︎ Moon19:27 – 20:22
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:17
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 22:12
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:07
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:07 – 00:02
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:02 – 00:57
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 01:52
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:47
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:47 – 03:42
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:42 – 04:37
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:32

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?

On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 11h 00m: twelve night hours of 55 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:33 to 06:38: 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.

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