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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 Monday, 5 October 2026: day of the Moon

Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
18:08
Next sunrise
05:41

A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:44
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:46
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter07:46 – 08:48
  4. 4♂︎ Mars08:48 – 09:50
  5. 5☉︎ Sun09:50 – 10:53
  6. 6♀︎ Venus10:53 – 11:55
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury11:55 – 12:57
  8. 8☽︎ Moon12:57 – 13:59
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 15:01
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 16:04
  11. 11♂︎ Mars16:04 – 17:06
  12. 12☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:08

Night

  1. 1♀︎ Venus18:08 – 19:06
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury19:06 – 20:03
  3. 3☽︎ Moon20:03 – 21:01
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn21:01 – 21:59
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 22:57
  6. 6♂︎ Mars22:57 – 23:54
  7. 7☉︎ Sun23:54 – 00:52
  8. 8♀︎ Venus00:52 – 01:50
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury01:50 – 02:47
  10. 10☽︎ Moon02:47 – 03:45
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn03:45 – 04:43
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:41

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?

On Monday, 5 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Moon, from 05:42 to 06:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon again.

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