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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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:56
Sunset
17:46
Next sunrise
06:55

A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 07:50
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:44
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:38
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:32
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:27
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:21
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:15
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:09
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:03
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 15:58
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:52
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:52 – 17:46

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:52
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:52 – 19:57
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:03
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:03 – 22:09
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:15
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:20
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:26
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:32
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:38
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:44
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:49
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:55

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?

On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:56 to 07:50: 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.

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