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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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
06:42
Sunset
17:54
Next sunrise
06:41

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

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter06:42 – 07:38
  2. 2♂︎ Mars07:38 – 08:34
  3. 3☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:30
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:30 – 10:26
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:26 – 11:22
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:22 – 12:18
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:18 – 13:14
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 14:10
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:10 – 15:06
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:06 – 16:02
  11. 11♀︎ Venus16:02 – 16:58
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 17:54

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon17:54 – 18:58
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn18:58 – 20:02
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter20:02 – 21:06
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:06 – 22:10
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:10 – 23:14
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:18
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:18 – 01:22
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:22 – 02:26
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:30
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:34
  11. 11♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:37
  12. 12☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:41

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?

On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 11h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 06:42 to 07:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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