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, 3 January 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:29
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 09:29
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:08
- 2☽︎ Moon10:08 – 10:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:03
- 5♂︎ Mars12:03 – 12:42
- 6☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:20
- 7♀︎ Venus13:20 – 13:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 15:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:54 – 16:33
- 12♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:33
- 2♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 21:16
- 4☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 01:20
- 7♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:41
- 8☉︎ Sun02:41 – 04:03
- 9♀︎ Venus04:03 – 05:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:46
- 11☽︎ Moon06:46 – 08:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:29
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baranovichi?
On Wednesday, 3 January 2029, the Sun rises at 09:29 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 7h 42m, 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?
Mercury, from 09:29 to 10:08: 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.