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, 21 February 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:12
- 2☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 10:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:46
- 5♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:38
- 6☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:29
- 7♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:13
- 9☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 16:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 17:47
- 12♂︎ Mars17:47 – 18:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:47
- 2♀︎ Venus19:47 – 20:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 22:04
- 4☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:28
- 7♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:45
- 9♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 06:01
- 11☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:18
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baranovichi?
On Wednesday, 21 February 2029, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:20 to 09:12: 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.