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 Thursday, 11 January 2024: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:21
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 09:20
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:00
- 2♂︎ Mars10:00 – 10:39
- 3☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:17
- 4♀︎ Venus11:17 – 11:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 12:35
- 6☽︎ Moon12:35 – 13:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:13 – 13:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:52 – 14:31
- 9♂︎ Mars14:31 – 15:09
- 10☉︎ Sun15:09 – 15:48
- 11♀︎ Venus15:48 – 16:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:05
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:05 – 18:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:27 – 19:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:48 – 21:09
- 4♂︎ Mars21:09 – 22:30
- 5☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:52
- 6♀︎ Venus23:52 – 01:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:13 – 02:34
- 8☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 05:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:38
- 11♂︎ Mars06:38 – 07:59
- 12☉︎ Sun07:59 – 09:20
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Thursday, 11 January 2024, the Sun rises at 09:21 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 7h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:20, lasts 16h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:21 to 10:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.