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, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:19 – 07:25
- 3♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:32
- 4☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:38
- 5♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:44 – 11:50
- 7☽︎ Moon11:50 – 12:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:56 – 14:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:02 – 15:09
- 10♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:15
- 11☉︎ Sun16:15 – 17:21
- 12♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:27 – 19:21
- 2☽︎ Moon19:21 – 20:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 22:02
- 5♂︎ Mars22:02 – 22:56
- 6☉︎ Sun22:56 – 23:50
- 7♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 01:37
- 9☽︎ Moon01:37 – 02:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:19
- 12♂︎ Mars04:19 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:13 to 06:19: 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.