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 Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 06:16
- 2♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:28
- 3☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:40
- 4♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:52 – 11:04
- 6☽︎ Moon11:04 – 12:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:41
- 9♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:53
- 10☉︎ Sun15:53 – 17:05
- 11♀︎ Venus17:05 – 18:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:17 – 19:29
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:29 – 20:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:05 – 21:53
- 4♂︎ Mars21:53 – 22:41
- 5☉︎ Sun22:41 – 23:29
- 6♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 01:05
- 8☽︎ Moon01:05 – 01:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:29
- 11♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:17
- 12☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 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 05:05, lasts 9h 35m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:04 to 06:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.