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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:10
- 2☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:44
- 5♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:55
- 6☉︎ Sun10:55 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:29
- 9☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 18:03
- 12♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:03
- 2♀︎ Venus20:03 – 20:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:40
- 4☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 00:55
- 8☉︎ Sun00:55 – 01:44
- 9♀︎ Venus01:44 – 02:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:21
- 11☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:59 to 06:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.