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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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:37
Sunset
18:10
Next sunrise
05:36

A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:40
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:43
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:46
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:48
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:51
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:54
  7. 7☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:56
  8. 8♀︎ Venus12:56 – 13:59
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 15:02
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:04
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:07
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:10

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:07
  2. 2☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:04
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:02
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 21:59
  5. 5☽︎ Moon21:59 – 22:56
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 23:53
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:50
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:48
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:45
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:42
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:39
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:36

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?

On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:37 to 06:40: 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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