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 Sunday, 23 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:36 – 06:45
- 2♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 09:01
- 4☽︎ Moon09:01 – 10:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:34
- 8☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:43
- 9♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:59
- 11☽︎ Moon16:59 – 18:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:08
- 2♂︎ Mars20:08 – 20:59
- 3☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:51
- 4♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:35
- 6☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:10
- 9♂︎ Mars02:10 – 03:02
- 10☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:54
- 11♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bloemfontein?
On Sunday, 23 January 2028, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:36 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
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.