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, 22 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:28
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 09:28
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:05
- 2☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 11:58
- 5♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:36
- 6☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:29
- 9☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 15:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 16:22
- 12♂︎ Mars16:22 – 17:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:22
- 2♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 21:07
- 4☽︎ Moon21:07 – 22:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:36
- 8☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:59
- 9♀︎ Venus03:59 – 05:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:43
- 11☽︎ Moon06:43 – 08:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 09:28
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baranovichi?
On Wednesday, 22 December 2027, the Sun rises at 09:28 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 7h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:28, lasts 16h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:28 to 10:05: 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.