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 Friday, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:39
- 3☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 11:08
- 6♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:18
- 7☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:28
- 8♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:48
- 10☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:07
- 2☉︎ Sun20:07 – 20:58
- 3♀︎ Venus20:58 – 21:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:38
- 5☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:09
- 8♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:59
- 9☉︎ Sun01:59 – 02:49
- 10♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:29
- 12☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:19 to 06:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.