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, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:29 – 07:39
- 3♂︎ Mars07:39 – 08:49
- 4☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:59
- 5♀︎ Venus09:59 – 11:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:09 – 12:18
- 7☽︎ Moon12:18 – 13:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:38 – 15:48
- 10♂︎ Mars15:48 – 16:58
- 11☉︎ Sun16:58 – 18:08
- 12♀︎ Venus18:08 – 19:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:08
- 2☽︎ Moon20:08 – 20:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 21:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:48 – 22:38
- 5♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:29
- 6☉︎ Sun23:29 – 00:19
- 7♀︎ Venus00:19 – 01:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:09 – 01:59
- 9☽︎ Moon01:59 – 02:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:40 – 04:30
- 12♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:20 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 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:20 to 06:29: 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.
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.