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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:28
- 2♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:40
- 4☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:58
- 7♂︎ Mars11:58 – 13:05
- 8☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:11
- 9♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:23
- 11☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:29
- 2♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:23
- 3☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:17
- 4♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:04
- 6☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:46
- 9♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:39
- 10☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:33
- 11♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:21 to 06:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.