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, 7 January 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:23
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 09:23
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:01
- 2☉︎ Sun10:01 – 10:40
- 3♀︎ Venus10:40 – 11:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:18 – 11:56
- 5☽︎ Moon11:56 – 12:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:12 – 13:50
- 8♂︎ Mars13:50 – 14:28
- 9☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:06
- 10♀︎ Venus15:06 – 15:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 16:22
- 12☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:01
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:44
- 3♂︎ Mars19:44 – 21:06
- 4☉︎ Sun21:06 – 22:28
- 5♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:50 – 01:12
- 7☽︎ Moon01:12 – 02:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 05:17
- 10♂︎ Mars05:17 – 06:39
- 11☉︎ Sun06:39 – 08:01
- 12♀︎ Venus08:01 – 09:23
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Tuesday, 7 January 2025, the Sun rises at 09:23 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 7h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:23, lasts 16h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:23 to 10:01: 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.