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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:36
- 2☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:50
- 5♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:55
- 6☉︎ Sun10:55 – 12:00
- 7♀︎ Venus12:00 – 13:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 14:09
- 9☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:23
- 12♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:23
- 2♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:13
- 4☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 23:59
- 7♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:54
- 8☉︎ Sun00:54 – 01:49
- 9♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:40
- 11☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:31 to 06:36: 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.