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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 Wednesday, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury

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

A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:29
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:38
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:38 – 08:46
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:46 – 09:55
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 11:03
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:03 – 12:12
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:20
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:29
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:37
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:46
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 17:55
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:03

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun19:03 – 19:55
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:55 – 20:46
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:38
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:29
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:21
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:12
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:12 – 01:04
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:04 – 01:55
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:47
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:38
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:30
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:21

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?

On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:21 to 06:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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