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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:23 – 07:28
- 3♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:34
- 4☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:39
- 5♀︎ Venus09:39 – 10:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:50
- 7☽︎ Moon11:50 – 12:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 14:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:01 – 15:06
- 10♂︎ Mars15:06 – 16:12
- 11☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:17
- 12♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:17
- 2☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:11 – 21:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 22:01
- 5♂︎ Mars22:01 – 22:55
- 6☉︎ Sun22:55 – 23:50
- 7♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 01:39
- 9☽︎ Moon01:39 – 02:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:33 – 03:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:28 – 04:22
- 12♂︎ Mars04:22 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:18 to 06:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.