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 Thursday, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:13 – 06:21
- 2♂︎ Mars06:21 – 07:29
- 3☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:37
- 4♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:53
- 6☽︎ Moon10:53 – 12:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 13:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:09 – 14:17
- 9♂︎ Mars14:17 – 15:25
- 10☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:33
- 11♀︎ Venus16:33 – 17:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:41 – 18:49
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:49 – 19:41
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:41 – 20:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:25
- 4♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:17
- 5☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:09
- 6♀︎ Venus23:09 – 00:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 00:52
- 8☽︎ Moon00:52 – 01:44
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:36 – 03:28
- 11♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:20
- 12☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:13 to 06:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.