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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:59 – 06:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:23
- 3☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:58
- 6♂︎ Mars10:58 – 12:10
- 7☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:22
- 8♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:46
- 10☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 18:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:10
- 2☉︎ Sun20:10 – 20:58
- 3♀︎ Venus20:58 – 21:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:34
- 5☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 00:59
- 8♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:47
- 9☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:35
- 10♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:11
- 12☽︎ Moon04:11 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:59 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.