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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:23
- 3☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:48
- 6♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:56
- 7☉︎ Sun11:56 – 13:05
- 8♀︎ Venus13:05 – 14:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:22
- 10☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:47 – 19:39
- 2☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:30
- 3♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:13
- 5☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 00:48
- 8♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:40
- 9☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:31
- 10♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:14
- 12☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 18:47: 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?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.