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 Sunday, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:12
- 2♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:35
- 4☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 12:11
- 7♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:23
- 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:35
- 9♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:59
- 11☽︎ Moon16:59 – 18:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:23 – 20:11
- 2♂︎ Mars20:11 – 20:59
- 3☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:47
- 4♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 00:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 01:48
- 9♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:36
- 10☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:24
- 11♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 14h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:00 to 06:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.