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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 Tuesday, 5 January 2027: day of Mars

Sunrise
05:20
Sunset
19:03
Next sunrise
05:21

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

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:20 – 06:28
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:28 – 07:37
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:37 – 08:46
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:54
  5. 5☽︎ Moon09:54 – 11:03
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 12:11
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:20
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:29
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:37
  10. 10♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:46
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury16:46 – 17:54
  12. 12☽︎ Moon17:54 – 19:03

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 19:54
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 20:46
  3. 3♂︎ Mars20:46 – 21:37
  4. 4☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:29
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:20
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:12
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:03
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 01:55
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 02:46
  10. 10♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:38
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:29
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:21

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?

On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 51 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:20 to 06:28: 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.

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