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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, 10 February 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:52
Sunset
19:05
Next sunrise
05:53

A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 06:58
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:04
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 09:10
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:16
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:23
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:29
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:35
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:41
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:47
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:53
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 17:59
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:59 – 19:05

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun19:05 – 19:59
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:59 – 20:53
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 21:47
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:41
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:35
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:29
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:23
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:17
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:11
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:05
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:05 – 04:59
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:53

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?

On Wednesday, 10 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:52 to 06:58: 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.

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.