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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 Wednesday, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:23
Sunset
19:18
Next sunrise
05:23

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

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:32
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:42
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:51
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 10:01
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 11:11
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:20
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:30
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:40
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:49
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:59
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:08
  12. 12♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:18

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:08
  2. 2♀︎ Venus20:08 – 20:59
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:49
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:49 – 22:40
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:30
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:21
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:11
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:11 – 02:02
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:52
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 03:42
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:33
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:23

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?

On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:23 to 06:32: 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.

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