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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, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:11
Sunset
19:12
Next sunrise
05:12

A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:21
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:21 – 07:32
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:32 – 08:42
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:52
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:52 – 11:02
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:02 – 12:12
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:12 – 13:22
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:22 – 14:32
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:42
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:42 – 16:52
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:52 – 18:02
  12. 12♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:12

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 20:02
  2. 2☽︎ Moon20:02 – 20:52
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:52 – 21:42
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:42 – 22:32
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:22
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:22 – 00:12
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:12 – 01:02
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:02 – 01:52
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:42
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 03:32
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:32 – 04:22
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:22 – 05:12

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?

On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:11 to 06:21: 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.

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