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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, 18 August 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
06:44
Sunset
17:53
Next sunrise
06:43

A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars06:44 – 07:40
  2. 2☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:36
  3. 3♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:32
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:27
  5. 5☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:23
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:19
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:14
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:10
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:06
  10. 10♀︎ Venus15:06 – 16:02
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 16:57
  12. 12☽︎ Moon16:57 – 17:53

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn17:53 – 18:57
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 20:01
  3. 3♂︎ Mars20:01 – 21:06
  4. 4☉︎ Sun21:06 – 22:10
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:10 – 23:14
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:18
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:22
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:27
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:31
  10. 10♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:35
  11. 11☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:39
  12. 12♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:43

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?

On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 06:44 to 07:40: 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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