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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 06:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:22
- 3♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:33
- 4☉︎ Sun08:33 – 09:45
- 5♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:56 – 12:08
- 7☽︎ Moon12:08 – 13:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:19 – 14:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:42
- 10♂︎ Mars15:42 – 16:54
- 11☉︎ Sun16:54 – 18:05
- 12♀︎ Venus18:05 – 19:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:05
- 2☽︎ Moon20:05 – 20:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 21:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:42 – 22:31
- 5♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:19
- 6☉︎ Sun23:19 – 00:08
- 7♀︎ Venus00:08 – 00:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:56 – 01:45
- 9☽︎ Moon01:45 – 02:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:33 – 03:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:10
- 12♂︎ Mars04:10 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.