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Planetary hours · Benoni (South Africa)

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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:06
Sunset
18:48
Next sunrise
05:06

A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:14
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:23
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:31
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:40
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:40 – 10:48
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:48 – 11:57
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:57 – 13:05
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 14:14
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:14 – 15:22
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:31
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:39
  12. 12♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:48

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury18:48 – 19:39
  2. 2☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:31
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:22
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:14
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:14 – 23:05
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:05 – 23:57
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:57 – 00:48
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 01:40
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:40 – 02:31
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:23
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:14
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:14 – 05:06

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?

On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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