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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:12
- 2☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:37 – 09:49
- 5♂︎ Mars09:49 – 11:01
- 6☉︎ Sun11:01 – 12:13
- 7♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 17:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:13
- 12♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:13
- 2♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 21:49
- 4☽︎ Moon21:49 – 22:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:13
- 7♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:01
- 8☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:49
- 9♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:25
- 11☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 14h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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 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.