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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:34
- 2☽︎ Moon06:34 – 07:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 08:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:51
- 5♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 12:02
- 7♀︎ Venus12:02 – 13:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:13
- 9☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:30
- 12♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:30
- 2♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:18
- 4☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:01
- 7♂︎ Mars00:01 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:50
- 9♀︎ Venus01:50 – 02:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:39
- 11☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:28 to 06:34: 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.