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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:30
- 2♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:43
- 4☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 12:01
- 7♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:08
- 8☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:14
- 9♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:26
- 11☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:33 – 18:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:33
- 2♂︎ Mars19:33 – 20:26
- 3☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:20
- 4♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 01:48
- 9♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:42
- 10☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:35
- 11♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:24 to 06:30: 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.