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 Wednesday, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 07:06
- 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:52
- 5♂︎ Mars10:52 – 12:07
- 6☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:23
- 7♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:53
- 9☽︎ Moon15:53 – 17:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:39
- 12♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:39
- 2♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:09
- 4☽︎ Moon23:09 – 23:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:24
- 7♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:08
- 8☉︎ Sun02:08 – 02:53
- 9♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:23
- 11☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lida?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 15h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 8h 58m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:51 to 07:06: 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.