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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 Friday, 8 January 2027: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:24
Sunset
19:18
Next sunrise
05:25

A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:34
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:43
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:53
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 10:02
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 11:12
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:21
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:31
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:40
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:50
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:50 – 16:59
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:09
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:18

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:09
  2. 2☉︎ Sun20:09 – 20:59
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:50
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:40
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:31
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:22
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:12
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:03
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:03 – 02:53
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:44
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:34
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:25

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?

On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:24 to 06:34: 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.

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