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, 20 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:17
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 09:15
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:17 – 09:58
- 2☉︎ Sun09:58 – 10:40
- 3♀︎ Venus10:40 – 11:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:22 – 12:03
- 5☽︎ Moon12:03 – 12:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:45 – 13:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:27 – 14:08
- 8♂︎ Mars14:08 – 14:50
- 9☉︎ Sun14:50 – 15:32
- 10♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 16:55
- 12☽︎ Moon16:55 – 17:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 20:13
- 3♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:31
- 4☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:50
- 5♀︎ Venus22:50 – 00:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 01:26
- 7☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:44 – 04:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:03 – 05:21
- 10♂︎ Mars05:21 – 06:39
- 11☉︎ Sun06:39 – 07:57
- 12♀︎ Venus07:57 – 09:15
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baranovichi?
On Tuesday, 20 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:17 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 8h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:15, lasts 15h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:17 to 09:58: 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.