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, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:16
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:24 – 07:31
- 3♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:38
- 4☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:45
- 5♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 11:59
- 7☽︎ Moon11:59 – 13:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 14:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 15:19
- 10♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:26
- 11☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:33
- 12♀︎ Venus17:33 – 18:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:40 – 19:33
- 2☽︎ Moon19:33 – 20:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:12
- 5♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:05
- 6☉︎ Sun23:05 – 23:58
- 7♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:51 – 01:44
- 9☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:37 – 03:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:23
- 12♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 10h 36m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:17 to 06:24: 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.