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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 06:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:16 – 07:25
- 3♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:34
- 4☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:42
- 5♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:51 – 12:00
- 7☽︎ Moon12:00 – 13:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:09 – 14:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:26
- 10♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:35
- 11☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:44
- 12♀︎ Venus17:44 – 18:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 19:44
- 2☽︎ Moon19:44 – 20:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:35 – 21:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:18
- 5♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:09
- 6☉︎ Sun23:09 – 00:00
- 7♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:51 – 01:43
- 9☽︎ Moon01:43 – 02:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:16
- 12♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.