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Planetary hours · Bloemfontein (South Africa)

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. 1♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:24
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:24 – 07:31
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:38
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:45
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:52
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 11:59
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:59 – 13:05
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 14:12
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 15:19
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:26
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:33
  12. 12♀︎ Venus17:33 – 18:40

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury18:40 – 19:33
  2. 2☽︎ Moon19:33 – 20:26
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:19
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:12
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:05
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:05 – 23:58
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:51
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:51 – 01:44
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:37
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:37 – 03:30
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:23
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:16

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

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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.