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 Tuesday, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:12
- 2☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:24
- 3♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:48
- 5☽︎ Moon09:48 – 11:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 12:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 13:24
- 8♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:36
- 9☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:48
- 10♀︎ Venus15:48 – 17:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 18:12
- 12☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:12 – 21:00
- 3♂︎ Mars21:00 – 21:48
- 4☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:36
- 5♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:12
- 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 01:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:36
- 10♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:24
- 11☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:12
- 12♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 14h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.