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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:24
- 3☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:51
- 6♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:59
- 7☉︎ Sun11:59 – 13:08
- 8♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:26
- 10☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 18:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:52 – 19:43
- 2☉︎ Sun19:43 – 20:35
- 3♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:17
- 5☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 00:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:51
- 8♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:42
- 9☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:33
- 10♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:16
- 12☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:07 to 06:16: 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.