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 Monday, 28 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:32
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:32 – 08:41
- 4♂︎ Mars08:41 – 09:50
- 5☉︎ Sun09:50 – 10:59
- 6♀︎ Venus10:59 – 12:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:08 – 13:17
- 8☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:43
- 11♂︎ Mars16:43 – 17:52
- 12☉︎ Sun17:52 – 19:01
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:01 – 19:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 20:43
- 3☽︎ Moon20:43 – 21:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:34 – 22:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:17
- 6♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:08
- 7☉︎ Sun00:08 – 00:59
- 8♀︎ Venus00:59 – 01:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:50 – 02:42
- 10☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:33 – 04:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:24 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?
On Monday, 28 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:15 to 06:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.