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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:37
- 2♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:47
- 4☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 12:02
- 7♂︎ Mars12:02 – 13:08
- 8☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:23
- 11☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:28
- 2♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:23
- 3☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:17
- 4♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 00:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 01:52
- 9♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:46
- 10☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:41
- 11♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:32 to 06:37: 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.