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 Wednesday, 31 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:30
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 09:29
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:08
- 2☽︎ Moon10:08 – 10:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:02
- 5♂︎ Mars12:02 – 12:40
- 6☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:19
- 7♀︎ Venus13:19 – 13:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 15:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:29
- 12♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:29
- 2♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 21:13
- 4☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 01:19
- 7♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:40
- 8☉︎ Sun02:40 – 04:02
- 9♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:46
- 11☽︎ Moon06:46 – 08:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:29
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baranovichi?
On Wednesday, 31 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:30 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 7h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:29, lasts 16h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:30 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.