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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 08:44
- 2☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:17
- 5♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:08
- 6☉︎ Sun12:08 – 13:00
- 7♀︎ Venus13:00 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:42
- 9☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:16
- 12♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:16
- 2♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:34
- 4☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:37
- 11☽︎ Moon05:37 – 06:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 07:54
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baranovichi?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:53 to 08:44: 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.