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, 5 August 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:25 – 06:43
- 2☉︎ Sun06:43 – 08:00
- 3♀︎ Venus08:00 – 09:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:36
- 5☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 13:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:11 – 14:29
- 8♂︎ Mars14:29 – 15:46
- 9☉︎ Sun15:46 – 17:04
- 10♀︎ Venus17:04 – 18:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:39
- 12☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:57 – 21:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:22
- 3♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:04
- 4☉︎ Sun23:04 – 23:47
- 5♀︎ Venus23:47 – 00:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:12
- 7☽︎ Moon01:12 – 01:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:54 – 02:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:19
- 10♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:02
- 11☉︎ Sun04:02 – 04:44
- 12♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:27
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Tuesday, 5 August 2025, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 15h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 8h 30m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:25 to 06:43: 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.