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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:39
- 2☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 10:02
- 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:09
- 6☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:32
- 9☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:55
- 12♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:03 – 19:55
- 2♀︎ Venus19:55 – 20:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:40
- 4☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:10
- 8☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:47
- 11☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:31 to 06:39: 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.
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.