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, 27 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:29
- 3☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:26
- 6♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:25
- 7☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:24
- 8♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:21
- 10☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:19
- 2☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:21
- 3♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:23
- 5☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:26
- 8♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:27
- 9☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:28
- 10♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:30
- 12☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benin City?
On Friday, 27 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:31 to 07:30: 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.