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, 5 February 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:59
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 08:57
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 09:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:44 – 10:30
- 3♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:16
- 4☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:01
- 5♀︎ Venus12:01 – 12:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:33
- 7☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 15:50
- 10♂︎ Mars15:50 – 16:35
- 11☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:21
- 12♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:06 – 19:21
- 2☽︎ Moon19:21 – 20:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:35 – 21:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 23:03
- 5♂︎ Mars23:03 – 00:17
- 6☉︎ Sun00:17 – 01:32
- 7♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 04:00
- 9☽︎ Moon04:00 – 05:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 06:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:43
- 12♂︎ Mars07:43 – 08:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lida?
On Saturday, 5 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:59 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 9h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:57, lasts 14h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:59 to 09:44: 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.