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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:13
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:26
- 3☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:44
- 6♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:50
- 7☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:56
- 8♀︎ Venus12:56 – 14:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 15:08
- 10☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:20
- 2☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:14
- 3♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:02
- 5☽︎ Moon22:02 – 22:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 23:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:44
- 8♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:37
- 9☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:31
- 10♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:19
- 12☽︎ Moon04:19 – 05:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:14 to 06:20: 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.
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.