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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:31
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 09:32
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:08
- 2☽︎ Moon10:08 – 10:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:00
- 5♂︎ Mars12:00 – 12:37
- 6☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:28
- 9☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 15:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:19
- 12♂︎ Mars16:19 – 16:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:57 – 18:20
- 2♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 21:05
- 4☽︎ Moon21:05 – 22:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 04:00
- 9♀︎ Venus04:00 – 05:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:46
- 11☽︎ Moon06:46 – 08:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:09 – 09:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lida?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:31 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 7h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:32, lasts 16h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:31 to 10:08: 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.