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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:16
- 2☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:52
- 5♂︎ Mars09:52 – 11:04
- 6☉︎ Sun11:04 – 12:16
- 7♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:40
- 9☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 17:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:17
- 12♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:17
- 2♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 21:53
- 4☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:16
- 7♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:04
- 8☉︎ Sun01:04 – 01:52
- 9♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:28
- 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 14h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 9h 35m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:03 to 06:16: 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.