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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:27
- 3☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:44 – 10:52
- 6♂︎ Mars10:52 – 12:00
- 7☉︎ Sun12:00 – 13:09
- 8♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:26
- 10☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:51 – 19:42
- 2☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:34
- 3♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:17
- 5☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 00:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:52
- 8♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:43
- 9☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:35
- 10♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:18
- 12☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:10 to 06:18: 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.