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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 Friday, 2 October 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:52
Sunset
18:16
Next sunrise
05:51

A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:52 – 06:54
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:56
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:56 – 08:58
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 10:00
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 11:02
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:02 – 12:04
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:06
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:08
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:10
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:12
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:14
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:16

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:14
  2. 2☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:12
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:10
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 22:08
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:06
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 00:04
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:02
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:59
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:59 – 02:57
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:57 – 03:55
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:53
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:53 – 05:51

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?

On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:52 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

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