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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:49
- 2☽︎ Moon06:49 – 07:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 08:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 11:00
- 6☉︎ Sun11:00 – 12:03
- 7♀︎ Venus12:03 – 13:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 14:08
- 9☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:16
- 12♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:16
- 2♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:13 – 21:11
- 4☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 00:02
- 7♂︎ Mars00:02 – 00:59
- 8☉︎ Sun00:59 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:51
- 11☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:46 to 06:49: 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.
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.