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 Friday, 7 January 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:28
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 09:27
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 10:46
- 3☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 12:43
- 6♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:22
- 7☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:01
- 8♀︎ Venus14:01 – 14:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:19
- 10☽︎ Moon15:19 – 15:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 16:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:36
- 2☉︎ Sun18:36 – 19:57
- 3♀︎ Venus19:57 – 21:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:39
- 5☽︎ Moon22:39 – 00:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 01:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:42
- 8♂︎ Mars02:42 – 04:03
- 9☉︎ Sun04:03 – 05:24
- 10♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 08:06
- 12☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:27
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baranovichi?
On Friday, 7 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:28 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 7h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:27, lasts 16h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:28 to 10:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.