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, 4 January 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:29
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 09:29
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:07
- 2☉︎ Sun10:07 – 10:46
- 3♀︎ Venus10:46 – 11:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:03
- 5☽︎ Moon12:03 – 12:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:42 – 13:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:20 – 13:59
- 8♂︎ Mars13:59 – 14:37
- 9☉︎ Sun14:37 – 15:16
- 10♀︎ Venus15:16 – 15:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 16:33
- 12☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:54
- 3♂︎ Mars19:54 – 21:16
- 4☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:37
- 5♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:59 – 01:20
- 7☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 04:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:03 – 05:24
- 10♂︎ Mars05:24 – 06:46
- 11☉︎ Sun06:46 – 08:07
- 12♀︎ Venus08:07 – 09:29
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baranovichi?
On Tuesday, 4 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:29 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 7h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:29, lasts 16h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:29 to 10:07: 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.