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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:23 – 08:22
- 3♂︎ Mars08:22 – 09:22
- 4☉︎ Sun09:22 – 10:22
- 5♀︎ Venus10:22 – 11:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:21 – 12:21
- 7☽︎ Moon12:21 – 13:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:20 – 15:20
- 10♂︎ Mars15:20 – 16:20
- 11☉︎ Sun16:20 – 17:20
- 12♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:20
- 2☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:20 – 21:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:20
- 5♂︎ Mars22:20 – 23:21
- 6☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:21
- 7♀︎ Venus00:21 – 01:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:22
- 9☽︎ Moon02:22 – 03:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:22 – 05:23
- 12♂︎ Mars05:23 – 06:23
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benin City?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 11h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 12h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.