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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 Friday, 30 October 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:23
Sunset
18:34
Next sunrise
05:22

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

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:29
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:35
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:41
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:47
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:53
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:59
  7. 7☉︎ Sun11:59 – 13:04
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:04 – 14:10
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:16
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:22
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:28
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:34

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:28
  2. 2☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:22
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:16
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:10
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:10 – 23:04
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 23:58
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:52
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:46
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:40
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:34
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:28
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:22

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?

On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:23 to 06:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

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