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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 Thursday, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter

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. 1♃︎ Jupiter06:24 – 07:24
  2. 2♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:23
  3. 3☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:22
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:22
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:22 – 11:21
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:21
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:21 – 13:20
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:20 – 14:19
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:19 – 15:19
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:19 – 16:18
  11. 11♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:17
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:17

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon18:17 – 19:17
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:18
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter20:18 – 21:19
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:19
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:20
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:20 – 00:21
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:21 – 01:21
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:22
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:23
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:23
  11. 11♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:24
  12. 12☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:24

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Benin City?

On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 06:24 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.