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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:24 – 07:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:23
- 3☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:21
- 6♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:21
- 7☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:20
- 8♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:19
- 10☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:17
- 2☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:18
- 3♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:19
- 5☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:21
- 8♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:22
- 9☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:23
- 10♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:24
- 12☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:25
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benin City?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 11h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.