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, 24 December 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:25
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 09:25
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:02
- 2☉︎ Sun10:02 – 10:39
- 3♀︎ Venus10:39 – 11:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:15 – 11:52
- 5☽︎ Moon11:52 – 12:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:05 – 13:42
- 8♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:19
- 9☉︎ Sun14:19 – 14:55
- 10♀︎ Venus14:55 – 15:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:09
- 12☽︎ Moon16:09 – 16:45
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 18:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:32
- 3♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:55
- 4☉︎ Sun20:55 – 22:19
- 5♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 01:05
- 7☽︎ Moon01:05 – 02:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:52 – 05:15
- 10♂︎ Mars05:15 – 06:39
- 11☉︎ Sun06:39 – 08:02
- 12♀︎ Venus08:02 – 09:25
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Tuesday, 24 December 2024, the Sun rises at 09:25 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 7h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:25, lasts 16h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:25 to 10:02: 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.