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, 8 February 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:52
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:50
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 09:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:25
- 3♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:12
- 4☉︎ Sun11:12 – 11:59
- 5♀︎ Venus11:59 – 12:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 13:33
- 7☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 15:53
- 10♂︎ Mars15:53 – 16:40
- 11☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:27
- 12♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:14 – 19:27
- 2☽︎ Moon19:27 – 20:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:40 – 21:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 23:06
- 5♂︎ Mars23:06 – 00:19
- 6☉︎ Sun00:19 – 01:32
- 7♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:58
- 9☽︎ Moon03:58 – 05:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:24 – 07:37
- 12♂︎ Mars07:37 – 08:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lida?
On Saturday, 8 February 2025, the Sun rises at 08:52 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:50, lasts 14h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:52 to 09:39: 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.