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 Friday, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:29
- 3☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 11:05
- 6♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:17
- 7☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:29
- 8♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:53
- 10☽︎ Moon15:53 – 17:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:17
- 2☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:05
- 3♀︎ Venus21:05 – 21:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:41
- 5☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:05
- 8♂︎ Mars01:05 – 01:53
- 9☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:41
- 10♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:17
- 12☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 14h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:05 to 06:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.