Planetary hours
in Baranovichi.
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 Tuesday, 16 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:24
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 09:25
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:02
- 2☉︎ Sun10:02 – 10:40
- 3♀︎ Venus10:40 – 11:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:18 – 11:55
- 5☽︎ Moon11:55 – 12:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:11 – 13:49
- 8♂︎ Mars13:49 – 14:27
- 9☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:05
- 10♀︎ Venus15:05 – 15:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:20
- 12☽︎ Moon16:20 – 16:58
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 18:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:43
- 3♂︎ Mars19:43 – 21:05
- 4☉︎ Sun21:05 – 22:27
- 5♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 01:11
- 7☽︎ Moon01:11 – 02:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 05:18
- 10♂︎ Mars05:18 – 06:40
- 11☉︎ Sun06:40 – 08:03
- 12♀︎ Venus08:03 – 09:25
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baranovichi?
On Tuesday, 16 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:24 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 7h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:25, lasts 16h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:24 to 10:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.