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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:16
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:24
- 2♀︎ Venus06:24 – 07:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:39
- 4☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 12:01
- 7♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:08
- 8☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:16
- 9♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:30
- 11☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:38
- 2♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:30
- 3☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:23
- 4♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:08
- 6☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:45
- 9♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:38
- 10☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:31
- 11♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:17 to 06:24: 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.