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 Friday, 26 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:11
- 3☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:25
- 6♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:30
- 7☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:34
- 8♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:44
- 10☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:53 – 18:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:57 – 19:53
- 2☉︎ Sun19:53 – 20:48
- 3♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:39
- 5☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:26
- 8♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:21
- 9☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:16
- 10♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:07
- 12☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gqeberha?
On Friday, 26 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:02 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.