Planetary hours
in Barysaw.
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, 10 January 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:22
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 09:21
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:00
- 2☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 11:56
- 5♂︎ Mars11:56 – 12:34
- 6☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:13
- 7♀︎ Venus13:13 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:30
- 9☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 15:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:25
- 12♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:25
- 2♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:47 – 21:08
- 4☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 01:13
- 7♂︎ Mars01:13 – 02:34
- 8☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:55
- 9♀︎ Venus03:55 – 05:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:38
- 11☽︎ Moon06:38 – 08:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:21
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Wednesday, 10 January 2024, the Sun rises at 09:22 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 7h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:21, lasts 16h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:22 to 10:00: 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.