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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 Saturday, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:31
Sunset
19:18
Next sunrise
05:32

A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:40
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:40 – 07:48
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:48 – 08:57
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:57 – 10:06
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:06 – 11:15
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:15 – 12:24
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:24 – 13:33
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:42
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:51
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:51 – 17:00
  11. 11☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:09
  12. 12♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:18

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:09
  2. 2☽︎ Moon20:09 – 21:00
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 21:51
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 22:42
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:42 – 23:33
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:25
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:16
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:16 – 02:07
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:07 – 02:58
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:58 – 03:49
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:49 – 04:40
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:40 – 05:32

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?

On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:31 to 06:40: 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.

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