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 Friday, 4 July 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:39
- Sunset
- 21:40
- Next sunrise
- 04:40
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:39 – 06:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:29
- 3☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 10:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:45
- 6♂︎ Mars11:45 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:35
- 8♀︎ Venus14:35 – 16:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 17:25
- 10☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:50 – 20:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:15 – 21:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:15
- 2☉︎ Sun22:15 – 22:50
- 3♀︎ Venus22:50 – 23:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:00
- 5☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 01:45
- 8♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:20
- 9☉︎ Sun02:20 – 02:55
- 10♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:05
- 12☽︎ Moon04:05 – 04:40
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Friday, 4 July 2025, the Sun rises at 04:39 and sets at 21:40: the day lasts 17h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:40, lasts 6h 59m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:39 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.