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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:19
- 2♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:31
- 4☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:50
- 7♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:56
- 8☉︎ Sun12:56 – 14:03
- 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 15:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:15
- 11☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:22
- 2♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:15
- 3☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:09
- 4♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:37
- 9♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:31
- 10☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:25
- 11♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:12 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.