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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:31 – 07:37
- 3♂︎ Mars07:37 – 08:43
- 4☉︎ Sun08:43 – 09:49
- 5♀︎ Venus09:49 – 10:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 12:02
- 7☽︎ Moon12:02 – 13:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:08 – 14:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:14 – 15:20
- 10♂︎ Mars15:20 – 16:26
- 11☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:32
- 12♀︎ Venus17:32 – 18:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:38 – 19:32
- 2☽︎ Moon19:32 – 20:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:13
- 5♂︎ Mars22:13 – 23:07
- 6☉︎ Sun23:07 – 00:01
- 7♀︎ Venus00:01 – 00:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 01:49
- 9☽︎ Moon01:49 – 02:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 03:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:36 – 04:30
- 12♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:25 to 06:31: 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.
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.