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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:27
- 2☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:37 – 08:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 11:07
- 6☉︎ Sun11:07 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 18:07
- 12♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:07
- 2♀︎ Venus20:07 – 20:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 21:47
- 4☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:08
- 8☉︎ Sun01:08 – 01:58
- 9♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:38
- 11☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:18 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 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.