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, 7 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:28
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 09:27
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:07
- 2☽︎ Moon10:07 – 10:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:04
- 5♂︎ Mars12:04 – 12:43
- 6☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:22
- 7♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:40
- 9☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 15:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:37
- 12♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:37
- 2♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:19
- 4☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 00:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 01:22
- 7♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:43
- 8☉︎ Sun02:43 – 04:03
- 9♀︎ Venus04:03 – 05:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:45
- 11☽︎ Moon06:45 – 08:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 09:27
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baranovichi?
On Wednesday, 7 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:28 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 7h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:27, lasts 16h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:28 to 10:07: 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.