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 Sunday, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Luanda).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:42
- 2♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:50
- 4☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 10:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 12:03
- 7♂︎ Mars12:03 – 13:08
- 8☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:12
- 9♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:21
- 11☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:25
- 2♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:21
- 3☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:17
- 4♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:08
- 6☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 00:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 01:55
- 9♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:51
- 10☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:46
- 11♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benguela?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:37 to 06:42: 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.