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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:34
- 3♂︎ Mars07:34 – 08:40
- 4☉︎ Sun08:40 – 09:46
- 5♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 11:58
- 7☽︎ Moon11:58 – 13:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 14:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 15:17
- 10♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:23
- 11☉︎ Sun16:23 – 17:29
- 12♀︎ Venus17:29 – 18:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:35 – 19:29
- 2☽︎ Moon19:29 – 20:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:23 – 21:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:10
- 5♂︎ Mars22:10 – 23:04
- 6☉︎ Sun23:04 – 23:58
- 7♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 01:46
- 9☽︎ Moon01:46 – 02:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:40 – 03:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:27
- 12♂︎ Mars04:27 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:22 to 06:28: 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.
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.