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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:35
- 2☉︎ Sun06:35 – 07:40
- 3♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:51
- 5☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 12:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 13:08
- 8♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:13
- 9☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:18
- 10♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:29
- 12☽︎ Moon17:29 – 18:35
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:35 – 19:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:24
- 3♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:18
- 4☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:13
- 5♀︎ Venus22:13 – 23:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 00:02
- 7☽︎ Moon00:02 – 00:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 01:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:45
- 10♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:39
- 11☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:34
- 12♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:30 to 06:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.