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, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 06:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:22
- 3♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:30
- 4☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:37
- 5♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:52
- 7☽︎ Moon11:52 – 13:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 14:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 15:15
- 10♂︎ Mars15:15 – 16:22
- 11☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:30
- 12♀︎ Venus17:30 – 18:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:30
- 2☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 22:07
- 5♂︎ Mars22:07 – 23:00
- 6☉︎ Sun23:00 – 23:52
- 7♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:45 – 01:37
- 9☽︎ Moon01:37 – 02:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:14
- 12♂︎ Mars04:14 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:07 to 06:14: 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.