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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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
06:23
Sunset
18:22
Next sunrise
06:23

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

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:23
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:23
  3. 3☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:23
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:23
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:23
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:22
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:22
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:22
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:22
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:22
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:22
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:22

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:22
  2. 2☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:22
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:22
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:22
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:22
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:22
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:23
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:23
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:23
  10. 10♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:23
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:23
  12. 12☽︎ Moon05:23 – 06:23

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Benin City?

On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 11h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 12h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

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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.