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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 Wednesday, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:23
Sunset
18:20
Next sunrise
06:23

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

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:23
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:23
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:22
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:22
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:22
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:22
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:21
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:21
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:21
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:21
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:20
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:20

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:20
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:21
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:21
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:21
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:21 – 23:21
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:22
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:22
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:22
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:22
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:23
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:23
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:23

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Benin City?

On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

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