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 Sunday, 16 February 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:13
- 2♀︎ Venus09:13 – 10:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 10:52
- 4☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:20
- 7♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:09
- 8☉︎ Sun14:09 – 14:59
- 9♀︎ Venus14:59 – 15:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 16:38
- 11☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:27
- 2♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:37
- 3☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:48
- 4♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 00:08
- 6☽︎ Moon00:08 – 01:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:40
- 9♂︎ Mars03:40 – 04:50
- 10☉︎ Sun04:50 – 06:01
- 11♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:21
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Sunday, 16 February 2025, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 9h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:24 to 09:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.