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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:38
- 3☽︎ Moon07:38 – 08:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:56
- 6♂︎ Mars10:56 – 12:02
- 7☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:08
- 8♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:19
- 10☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:31
- 2☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:25
- 3♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:13
- 5☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 00:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:55
- 8♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:49
- 9☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:43
- 10♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:31
- 12☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:26 to 06:32: 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.
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.