Planetary hours
in Lida.
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 Saturday, 9 December 2023: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:24
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 09:25
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:39
- 3♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:17
- 4☉︎ Sun11:17 – 11:55
- 5♀︎ Venus11:55 – 12:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:10
- 7☽︎ Moon13:10 – 13:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:48 – 14:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:26 – 15:04
- 10♂︎ Mars15:04 – 15:42
- 11☉︎ Sun15:42 – 16:19
- 12♀︎ Venus16:19 – 16:57
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:57 – 18:19
- 2☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:42 – 21:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 22:26
- 5♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:49
- 6☉︎ Sun23:49 – 01:11
- 7♀︎ Venus01:11 – 02:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:56
- 9☽︎ Moon03:56 – 05:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:40 – 08:02
- 12♂︎ Mars08:02 – 09:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lida?
On Saturday, 9 December 2023, the Sun rises at 09:24 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 7h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:25, lasts 16h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:24 to 10:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.