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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 Tuesday, 29 December 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
05:17
Sunset
19:16
Next sunrise
05:18

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

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:17 – 06:27
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:27 – 07:37
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:37 – 08:47
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:57
  5. 5☽︎ Moon09:57 – 11:07
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 12:17
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:27
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:36
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:46
  10. 10♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:56
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 18:06
  12. 12☽︎ Moon18:06 – 19:16

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:06
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 20:57
  3. 3♂︎ Mars20:57 – 21:47
  4. 4☉︎ Sun21:47 – 22:37
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:27
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:17
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:07
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 01:57
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:47
  10. 10♂︎ Mars02:47 – 03:37
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:27
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:18

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?

On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:17 to 06:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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