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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Luanda).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:45
- 2♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:54
- 4☽︎ Moon08:54 – 09:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 12:07
- 7♂︎ Mars12:07 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:16
- 9♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:24
- 11☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:29
- 2♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:24
- 3☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:20
- 4♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:11
- 6☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 01:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 01:59
- 9♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:54
- 10☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:50
- 11♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benguela?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:41 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.