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 Saturday, 18 December 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:25
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 09:26
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 10:41
- 3♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:19
- 4☉︎ Sun11:19 – 11:56
- 5♀︎ Venus11:56 – 12:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:12
- 7☽︎ Moon13:12 – 13:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:50 – 14:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:05
- 10♂︎ Mars15:05 – 15:43
- 11☉︎ Sun15:43 – 16:21
- 12♀︎ Venus16:21 – 16:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 18:21
- 2☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 21:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:05 – 22:28
- 5♂︎ Mars22:28 – 23:50
- 6☉︎ Sun23:50 – 01:12
- 7♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:57
- 9☽︎ Moon03:57 – 05:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:41 – 08:04
- 12♂︎ Mars08:04 – 09:26
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baranovichi?
On Saturday, 18 December 2027, the Sun rises at 09:25 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 7h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:26, lasts 16h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:25 to 10:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.