Planetary hours
in Bloemfontein.
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, 24 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:38 – 07:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:30
- 3☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:17
- 6♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:13
- 7☉︎ Sun12:13 – 13:08
- 8♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 15:00
- 10☽︎ Moon15:00 – 15:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 17:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:47 – 18:51
- 2☉︎ Sun18:51 – 19:56
- 3♀︎ Venus19:56 – 21:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 22:04
- 5☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 00:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:17
- 8♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:22
- 9☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:26
- 10♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:34
- 12☽︎ Moon05:34 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?
On Friday, 24 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:38 to 07:34: 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.