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 Tuesday, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:06 – 06:15
- 2☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:24
- 3♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:41
- 5☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 13:07
- 8♂︎ Mars13:07 – 14:15
- 9☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:24
- 10♀︎ Venus15:24 – 16:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:41
- 12☽︎ Moon17:41 – 18:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:50 – 19:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:41 – 20:33
- 3♂︎ Mars20:33 – 21:24
- 4☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:15
- 5♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 23:58
- 7☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 01:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:32
- 10♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:24
- 11☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:15
- 12♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:06 to 06:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.