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 Tuesday, 10 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:24
- 2☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:24
- 3♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:22
- 5☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:21 – 13:20
- 8♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:19
- 9☉︎ Sun14:19 – 15:19
- 10♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:17
- 12☽︎ Moon17:17 – 18:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:18
- 3♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:19
- 4☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:19
- 5♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:21
- 7☽︎ Moon00:21 – 01:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:23
- 10♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:24
- 11☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:25
- 12♀︎ Venus05:25 – 06:25
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benin City?
On Tuesday, 10 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:25 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.