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Planetary hours · Benin City (Nigeria)

Planetary hours
in Benin City.

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 Tuesday, 13 October 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
06:23
Sunset
18:23
Next sunrise
06:23

A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:23
  2. 2☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:23
  3. 3♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:23
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:23
  5. 5☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:23
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:23
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:23
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:23 – 14:23
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:23
  10. 10♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:23
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury16:23 – 17:23
  12. 12☽︎ Moon17:23 – 18:23

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:23
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter19:23 – 20:23
  3. 3♂︎ Mars20:23 – 21:23
  4. 4☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:23
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:23
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:23
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:23
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:23
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:23
  10. 10♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:23
  11. 11☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:23
  12. 12♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:23

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Benin City?

On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 12h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 12h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 06:23 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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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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.