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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 Monday, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon

Sunrise
05:19
Sunset
19:03
Next sunrise
05:20

A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:28
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn06:28 – 07:36
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter07:36 – 08:45
  4. 4♂︎ Mars08:45 – 09:54
  5. 5☉︎ Sun09:54 – 11:02
  6. 6♀︎ Venus11:02 – 12:11
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 13:20
  8. 8☽︎ Moon13:20 – 14:28
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn14:28 – 15:37
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:45
  11. 11♂︎ Mars16:45 – 17:54
  12. 12☉︎ Sun17:54 – 19:03

Night

  1. 1♀︎ Venus19:03 – 19:54
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 20:46
  3. 3☽︎ Moon20:46 – 21:37
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:28
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:20
  6. 6♂︎ Mars23:20 – 00:11
  7. 7☉︎ Sun00:11 – 01:03
  8. 8♀︎ Venus01:03 – 01:54
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury01:54 – 02:46
  10. 10☽︎ Moon02:46 – 03:37
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn03:37 – 04:28
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter04:28 – 05:20

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?

On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Moon, from 05:19 to 06:28: 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

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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.