Planetary hours
in Benoni.
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 Thursday, 20 November 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 06:15
- 2♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:22
- 3☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:30
- 4♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:45
- 6☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:59 – 14:07
- 9♂︎ Mars14:07 – 15:14
- 10☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:22
- 11♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:29 – 18:37
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:37 – 19:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:14
- 4♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:07
- 5☉︎ Sun22:07 – 22:59
- 6♀︎ Venus22:59 – 23:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:44
- 8☽︎ Moon00:44 – 01:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:22
- 11♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:14
- 12☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?
On Thursday, 20 November 2025, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:07 to 06:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.