Planetary hours
in Benguela.
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, 12 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Luanda).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:03 – 08:02
- 3♂︎ Mars08:02 – 09:02
- 4☉︎ Sun09:02 – 10:02
- 5♀︎ Venus10:02 – 11:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:02 – 12:02
- 7☽︎ Moon12:02 – 13:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 14:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:02 – 15:02
- 10♂︎ Mars15:02 – 16:02
- 11☉︎ Sun16:02 – 17:02
- 12♀︎ Venus17:02 – 18:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:02 – 19:02
- 2☽︎ Moon19:02 – 20:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:02 – 21:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 22:02
- 5♂︎ Mars22:02 – 23:02
- 6☉︎ Sun23:02 – 00:02
- 7♀︎ Venus00:02 – 01:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:02 – 02:02
- 9☽︎ Moon02:02 – 03:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 04:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:02 – 05:02
- 12♂︎ Mars05:02 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benguela?
On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 11h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 12h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:03 to 07:03: 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.
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.