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 Monday, 9 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:31
- 4♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:37
- 5☉︎ Sun09:37 – 10:44
- 6♀︎ Venus10:44 – 11:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:50 – 12:57
- 8☽︎ Moon12:57 – 14:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:03 – 15:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 16:16
- 11♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:22
- 12☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:29
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:16
- 3☽︎ Moon20:16 – 21:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 22:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 22:56
- 6♂︎ Mars22:56 – 23:50
- 7☉︎ Sun23:50 – 00:43
- 8♀︎ Venus00:43 – 01:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:37 – 02:31
- 10☽︎ Moon02:31 – 03:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?
On Monday, 9 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:12 to 06:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.