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, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:43
- 2☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:48
- 9☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 17:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:16
- 12♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:17
- 2♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 21:58
- 4☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 23:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:30
- 7♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:53
- 11☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:33 to 06:43: 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.