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, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:29 – 07:28
- 2♀︎ Venus07:28 – 08:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:26
- 4☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:23
- 7♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:22
- 8☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:21
- 9♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:19
- 11☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:18
- 2♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:19
- 3☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:20
- 4♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:22
- 6☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:25
- 9♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:27
- 11♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:29
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benin City?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 11h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 12h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:29 to 07:28: 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.