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, 1 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:26
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 09:25
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:03
- 2☽︎ Moon10:03 – 10:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 11:55
- 5♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:32
- 6☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:09
- 7♀︎ Venus13:09 – 13:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:24
- 9☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 15:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:16
- 12♂︎ Mars16:16 – 16:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:53 – 18:16
- 2♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:38 – 21:01
- 4☽︎ Moon21:01 – 22:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 01:09
- 7♂︎ Mars01:09 – 02:32
- 8☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:55
- 9♀︎ Venus03:55 – 05:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:40
- 11☽︎ Moon06:40 – 08:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:25
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Wednesday, 1 January 2025, the Sun rises at 09:26 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 7h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:25, lasts 16h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:26 to 10:03: 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.