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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:20 – 06:26
- 2☉︎ Sun06:26 – 07:33
- 3♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:46
- 5☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 13:05
- 8♂︎ Mars13:05 – 14:11
- 9☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:18
- 10♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:31
- 12☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 19:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:24
- 3♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:18
- 4☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:11
- 5♀︎ Venus22:11 – 23:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 23:58
- 7☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:39
- 10♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:32
- 11☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:26
- 12♀︎ Venus04:26 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:20 to 06:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.