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Planetary hours · Benoni (South Africa)

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 Wednesday, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:52
Sunset
17:22
Next sunrise
06:52

A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 07:45
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:37
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:30
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:22
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:15
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:07
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:00
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 13:52
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:45
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:37
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:30
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:22

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:30
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:37
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:45
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:52
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 23:00
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 00:07
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:15
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:22
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:30
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:37
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:45
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:52

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?

On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:52 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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