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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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:26
Sunset
18:16
Next sunrise
05:25

A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:30
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:34
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:38
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:43
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:47
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:51
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:55
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:59
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:59 – 15:04
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 16:08
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:12
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:16

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:12
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:08
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 21:03
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:03 – 21:59
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 22:55
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:51
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:46
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:42
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:38
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:33
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:29
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:25

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?

On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:26 to 06:30: 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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