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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Luanda).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:45 – 07:49
- 3♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:53
- 4☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:58
- 5♀︎ Venus09:58 – 11:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:02 – 12:06
- 7☽︎ Moon12:06 – 13:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:11 – 14:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 15:19
- 10♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:24
- 11☉︎ Sun16:24 – 17:28
- 12♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:28
- 2☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:15
- 5♂︎ Mars22:15 – 23:11
- 6☉︎ Sun23:11 – 00:07
- 7♀︎ Venus00:07 – 01:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:02 – 01:58
- 9☽︎ Moon01:58 – 02:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 03:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 04:45
- 12♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benguela?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:40 to 06:45: 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.