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Planetary hours · Gqeberha (South Africa)

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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:13
Sunset
19:32
Next sunrise
05:14

A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:25
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:36
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:36 – 08:48
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:59
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:59 – 11:11
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:23
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:34
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:46
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:57
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 17:09
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:21
  12. 12♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:32

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:21
  2. 2♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:09
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 21:58
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:46
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:35
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:23
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:12
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:00
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:00 – 02:49
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:37
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:26
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:14

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?

On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 48 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:13 to 06:25: 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.

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