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, 1 November 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:02
- 2☽︎ Moon09:02 – 09:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:24
- 5♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:11
- 6☉︎ Sun12:11 – 12:59
- 7♀︎ Venus12:59 – 13:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:33
- 9☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 16:56
- 12♂︎ Mars16:56 – 17:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:56
- 2♀︎ Venus18:56 – 20:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:21
- 4☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 01:00
- 7♂︎ Mars01:00 – 02:12
- 8☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:25
- 9♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:51
- 11☽︎ Moon05:51 – 07:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:16
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baranovichi?
On Wednesday, 1 November 2028, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 14h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:14 to 09:02: 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.