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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 Thursday, 28 January 2027: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
05:41
Sunset
19:14
Next sunrise
05:42

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

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter05:41 – 06:49
  2. 2♂︎ Mars06:49 – 07:56
  3. 3☉︎ Sun07:56 – 09:04
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:04 – 10:12
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 11:20
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:20 – 12:27
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:27 – 13:35
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:35 – 14:43
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:43 – 15:51
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:51 – 16:58
  11. 11♀︎ Venus16:58 – 18:06
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury18:06 – 19:14

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon19:14 – 20:06
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn20:06 – 20:58
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 21:51
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:43
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:35
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:28
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:20
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:12
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 03:05
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:05 – 03:57
  11. 11♂︎ Mars03:57 – 04:49
  12. 12☉︎ Sun04:49 – 05:42

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?

On Thursday, 28 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 05:41 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

Today’s sky, on YOUR chart

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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.