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 Thursday, 28 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:34 – 06:43
- 2♂︎ Mars06:43 – 07:53
- 3☉︎ Sun07:53 – 09:02
- 4♀︎ Venus09:02 – 10:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 11:20
- 6☽︎ Moon11:20 – 12:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:30 – 13:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:48
- 9♂︎ Mars14:48 – 15:57
- 10☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:07
- 11♀︎ Venus17:07 – 18:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:16 – 19:25
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:25 – 20:16
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:16 – 21:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 21:58
- 4♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:49
- 5☉︎ Sun22:49 – 23:39
- 6♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:30 – 01:21
- 8☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 03:03
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:03 – 03:53
- 11♂︎ Mars03:53 – 04:44
- 12☉︎ Sun04:44 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Thursday, 28 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:34 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.