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 Saturday, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:21
- 3♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:32
- 4☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:43
- 5♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 12:05
- 7☽︎ Moon12:05 – 13:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:16 – 14:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:38
- 10♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:49
- 11☉︎ Sun16:49 – 18:00
- 12♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:00
- 2☽︎ Moon20:00 – 20:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:27
- 5♂︎ Mars22:27 – 23:16
- 6☉︎ Sun23:16 – 00:05
- 7♀︎ Venus00:05 – 00:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 01:43
- 9☽︎ Moon01:43 – 02:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:32 – 03:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:21 – 04:10
- 12♂︎ Mars04:10 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 9h 49m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:00 to 06:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.