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 Wednesday, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:23
- 2☽︎ Moon06:23 – 07:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:54
- 5♂︎ Mars09:54 – 11:04
- 6☉︎ Sun11:04 – 12:14
- 7♀︎ Venus12:14 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:34
- 9☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 18:04
- 12♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:04
- 2♀︎ Venus20:04 – 20:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:44
- 4☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:14
- 7♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:04
- 8☉︎ Sun01:04 – 01:54
- 9♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:34
- 11☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:13 to 06:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.