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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:30
- 2♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:50
- 4☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 11:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 12:19
- 7♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:29
- 8☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:38
- 9♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 16:58
- 11☽︎ Moon16:58 – 18:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:08
- 2♂︎ Mars20:08 – 20:58
- 3☉︎ Sun20:58 – 21:48
- 4♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:29
- 6☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:00
- 9♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:50
- 10☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:40
- 11♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:20 to 06:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.