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Planetary hours · Bloemfontein (South Africa)

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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
07:05
Sunset
17:38
Next sunrise
07:04

A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars07:05 – 07:58
  2. 2☉︎ Sun07:58 – 08:50
  3. 3♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:43
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:36
  5. 5☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:29
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:21
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:21 – 13:14
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:07
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:07 – 14:59
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:59 – 15:52
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury15:52 – 16:45
  12. 12☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:38

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:45
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:52
  3. 3♂︎ Mars19:52 – 20:59
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:59 – 22:06
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:06 – 23:14
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:21
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:21 – 01:28
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:35
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:43
  10. 10♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:50
  11. 11☉︎ Sun04:50 – 05:57
  12. 12♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:04

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?

On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 07:05 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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