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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:36
- 2☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 10:07
- 5♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:17
- 6☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:28
- 7♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:48
- 9☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 17:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:19
- 12♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:19
- 2♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 21:59
- 4☽︎ Moon21:59 – 22:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 23:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:28
- 7♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:08
- 9♀︎ Venus02:08 – 02:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 03:47
- 11☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:26 to 06:36: 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.
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.