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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 06:14
- 2♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:23
- 3☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:31
- 4♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:48
- 6☽︎ Moon10:48 – 11:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 13:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 14:13
- 9♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:21
- 10☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:30
- 11♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 18:46
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:46 – 19:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:38 – 20:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:21
- 4♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:13
- 5☉︎ Sun22:13 – 23:04
- 6♀︎ Venus23:04 – 23:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 00:48
- 8☽︎ Moon00:48 – 01:39
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:23
- 11♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:14
- 12☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:06 to 06:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.