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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 1 of the night, until 19:31
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:26
- 2☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:45
- 5♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:52
- 6☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:58
- 7♀︎ Venus11:58 – 13:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:31
- 12♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:38 – 19:31
- 2♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:18
- 4☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 23:58
- 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:51
- 8☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:45
- 9♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:32
- 11☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:19 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.