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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 Friday, 31 July 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
06:46
Sunset
17:39
Next sunrise
06:45

A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:41
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:35
  3. 3☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:29
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:24
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:18
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:13
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:13 – 13:07
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:07 – 14:02
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 14:56
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:56 – 15:51
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:45
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:39

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:45
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:45 – 19:50
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:50 – 20:56
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 22:01
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:01 – 23:07
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 00:12
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:18
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:23
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:29
  10. 10♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:34
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:40
  12. 12☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:45

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?

On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 10h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 06:46 to 07:41: 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.

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