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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, 13 January 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:26
Sunset
19:03
Next sunrise
05:27

A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:34
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:34 – 07:42
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:50
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 09:58
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 11:07
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:07 – 12:15
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:23
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:31
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:39
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:47
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:55
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:03

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun19:03 – 19:55
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:55 – 20:47
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:39
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:31
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:23
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:15
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:07
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:07 – 01:59
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:59 – 02:51
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:43
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:35
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:27

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?

On Wednesday, 13 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:26 to 06:34: 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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