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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:15
- 2♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:34
- 4☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 12:02
- 7♂︎ Mars12:02 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:21
- 9♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:40
- 11☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 18:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:58 – 19:49
- 2♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:39
- 3☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:30
- 4♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:11
- 6☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 00:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:43
- 9♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:33
- 10☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:24
- 11♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:05 to 06:15: 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.