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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, 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. 1☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:36
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:47
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:57
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 10:07
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:17
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:28
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:38
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:48
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:59
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 17:09
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:19
  12. 12♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:29

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:19
  2. 2♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:09
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 21:59
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:59 – 22:49
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 23:38
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:28
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:18
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:08
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:08 – 02:58
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 03:47
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:37
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:27

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

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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.