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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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:20
Sunset
18:20
Next sunrise
05:19

A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:25
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:30
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:35
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:40
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:45
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:45 – 11:50
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:55
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 14:00
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:00 – 15:05
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 16:10
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:15
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:20

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:15
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:10
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 21:05
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:05 – 22:00
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 22:55
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:50
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:45
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:40
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:34
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:29
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:24
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:19

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?

On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:20 to 06:25: 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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