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 Sunday, 7 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:44 – 06:52
- 2♀︎ Venus06:52 – 08:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:08
- 4☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:39
- 8☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:46
- 9♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 17:02
- 11☽︎ Moon17:02 – 18:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:10
- 2♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:02
- 3☉︎ Sun21:02 – 21:55
- 4♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:39
- 6☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:16
- 9♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:08
- 10☉︎ Sun03:08 – 04:01
- 11♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Sunday, 7 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:44 to 06:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.