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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 07:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:48 – 08:42
- 3♂︎ Mars08:42 – 09:37
- 4☉︎ Sun09:37 – 10:31
- 5♀︎ Venus10:31 – 11:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:20
- 7☽︎ Moon12:20 – 13:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 14:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 15:04
- 10♂︎ Mars15:04 – 15:59
- 11☉︎ Sun15:59 – 16:53
- 12♀︎ Venus16:53 – 17:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 18:53
- 2☽︎ Moon18:53 – 19:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 21:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 22:09
- 5♂︎ Mars22:09 – 23:15
- 6☉︎ Sun23:15 – 00:20
- 7♀︎ Venus00:20 – 01:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:31
- 9☽︎ Moon02:31 – 03:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:36 – 04:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:42 – 05:47
- 12♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:53 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.