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 Friday, 27 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:21
- 3☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:54
- 6♂︎ Mars10:54 – 12:05
- 7☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:16
- 8♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:37
- 10☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:10
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:10 – 19:59
- 2☉︎ Sun19:59 – 20:48
- 3♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:26
- 5☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 00:54
- 8♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:43
- 9☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:32
- 10♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:10
- 12☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Friday, 27 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:00 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.