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, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:33
- 3☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 11:09
- 6♂︎ Mars11:09 – 12:20
- 7☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:32
- 8♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:56
- 10☽︎ Moon15:56 – 17:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:20
- 2☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:08
- 3♀︎ Venus21:08 – 21:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 22:44
- 5☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:09
- 8♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:57
- 9☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:45
- 10♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:22
- 12☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:09 to 06:21: 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.