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, 10 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:53
- 2☽︎ Moon06:53 – 07:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:09
- 5♂︎ Mars10:09 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:20
- 7♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:48
- 12♂︎ Mars17:48 – 18:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:53 – 19:48
- 2♀︎ Venus19:48 – 20:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:37
- 4☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:21
- 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:10
- 9♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 03:59
- 11☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Benoni?
On Wednesday, 10 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:47 to 06:53: 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.