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, 8 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:15
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 09:17
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 09:54
- 2☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 11:50
- 5♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:28
- 6☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:07
- 7♀︎ Venus13:07 – 13:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:24
- 9☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 15:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 16:20
- 12♂︎ Mars16:20 – 16:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:59 – 18:20
- 2♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 21:03
- 4☽︎ Moon21:03 – 22:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 01:08
- 7♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:29
- 8☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:51
- 9♀︎ Venus03:51 – 05:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:34
- 11☽︎ Moon06:34 – 07:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:17
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baranovichi?
On Wednesday, 8 December 2027, the Sun rises at 09:15 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 7h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:17, lasts 16h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:15 to 09:54: 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.