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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 Thursday, 29 October 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
05:24
Sunset
18:33
Next sunrise
05:23

A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter05:24 – 06:30
  2. 2♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:35
  3. 3☉︎ Sun07:35 – 08:41
  4. 4♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:47
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury09:47 – 10:53
  6. 6☽︎ Moon10:53 – 11:59
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn11:59 – 13:04
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 14:10
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:10 – 15:16
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:22
  11. 11♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:28
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury17:28 – 18:33

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:27
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn19:27 – 20:22
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:16
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:16 – 22:10
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:10 – 23:04
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:04 – 23:58
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 00:52
  8. 8☽︎ Moon00:52 – 01:46
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:41
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:35
  11. 11♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:29
  12. 12☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:23

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?

On Thursday, 29 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 05:24 to 06:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

Today’s sky, on YOUR chart

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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.