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 Sunday, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:19
- 2♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:39
- 4☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 12:09
- 7♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:19
- 8☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:29
- 9♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:49
- 11☽︎ Moon16:49 – 17:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 19:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:08 – 19:58
- 2♂︎ Mars19:58 – 20:49
- 3☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:39
- 4♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:19
- 6☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 00:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 01:49
- 9♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:39
- 10☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:29
- 11♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:09 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.