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 Tuesday, 30 January 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:58
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:56
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:58 – 09:41
- 2☉︎ Sun09:41 – 10:25
- 3♀︎ Venus10:25 – 11:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 11:52
- 5☽︎ Moon11:52 – 12:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:35 – 13:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:19 – 14:03
- 8♂︎ Mars14:03 – 14:46
- 9☉︎ Sun14:46 – 15:30
- 10♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 16:57
- 12☽︎ Moon16:57 – 17:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 20:13
- 3♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:29
- 4☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:45
- 5♀︎ Venus22:45 – 00:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 01:18
- 7☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:51 – 05:07
- 10♂︎ Mars05:07 – 06:23
- 11☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:40
- 12♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:56
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Tuesday, 30 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:58 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 8h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:56, lasts 15h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:58 to 09:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.