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 Monday, 16 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:24
- 4♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:23
- 5☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:23
- 6♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:22 – 13:21
- 8☽︎ Moon13:21 – 14:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:18
- 11♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:17
- 12☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:17
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:18
- 3☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 23:21
- 6♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:22
- 7☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:23
- 8♀︎ Venus01:23 – 02:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:24
- 10☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:26 – 06:27
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benin City?
On Monday, 16 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:27 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.