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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:24 – 07:23
- 2♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:22
- 4☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:21
- 7♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:20
- 8☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:18
- 11☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:18
- 2♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:18
- 3☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:19
- 4♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:20
- 6☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:22
- 9♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:22
- 10☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:23
- 11♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:24
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benin City?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 12h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:24 to 07:23: 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.