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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:49
- 2☽︎ Moon06:49 – 07:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 09:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:47
- 9☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 17:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:13
- 12♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:13
- 2♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:56
- 4☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 03:58
- 11☽︎ Moon03:58 – 04:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:40 to 06:49: 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.