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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, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:40
Sunset
19:14
Next sunrise
05:41

A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:48
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:48 – 07:56
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 09:04
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:11
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:19
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:27
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:35
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:43
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:51
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:58
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 18:06
  12. 12♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:14

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:06
  2. 2♀︎ Venus20:06 – 20:59
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:51
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:43
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:35
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:28
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:20
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:12
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:04
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 03:57
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:57 – 04:49
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:41

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?

On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:40 to 06:48: 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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