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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:30
- 2☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:36 – 08:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:47
- 5♂︎ Mars09:47 – 10:53
- 6☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:59
- 7♀︎ Venus11:59 – 13:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 14:10
- 9☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:27
- 12♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:27
- 2♀︎ Venus19:27 – 20:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 23:58
- 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:53
- 8☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:47
- 9♀︎ Venus01:47 – 02:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:35
- 11☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:25 to 06:30: 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.