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 Sunday, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:28
- 2♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:50
- 4☽︎ Moon08:50 – 10:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 11:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:24
- 7♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:36
- 8☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:47
- 9♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 17:09
- 11☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:32 – 20:21
- 2♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:10
- 3☉︎ Sun21:10 – 21:58
- 4♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:36
- 6☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:02
- 9♂︎ Mars02:02 – 02:51
- 10☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:40
- 11♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:17 to 06:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.