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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 Saturday, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:43
Sunset
18:21
Next sunrise
05:42

A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:46
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:46 – 07:49
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:52
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:52 – 09:56
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:59
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 12:02
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:02 – 13:05
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 14:08
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 15:11
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:11 – 16:14
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:14 – 17:18
  12. 12♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:21

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:17
  2. 2☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:14
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:14 – 21:11
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:11 – 22:08
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:08 – 23:05
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:05 – 00:01
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:01 – 00:58
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:58 – 01:55
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:55 – 02:52
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:52 – 03:48
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:48 – 04:45
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:42

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?

On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 11h 21m: twelve night hours of 57 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:43 to 06:46: 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.

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