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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:31
- 3☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:52
- 6♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:58
- 7☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:05
- 8♀︎ Venus13:05 – 14:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:19
- 10☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:33
- 2☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:26
- 3♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:12
- 5☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:51
- 8♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:44
- 9☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:38
- 10♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:24
- 12☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 10h 38m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:18 to 06:24: 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.
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.