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, 19 November 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:44
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:23
- 2☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 10:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:28
- 5♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:09
- 6☉︎ Sun12:09 – 12:51
- 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 14:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:18
- 12♂︎ Mars16:18 – 16:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:59 – 18:18
- 2♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:55
- 4☽︎ Moon20:55 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:52
- 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:29
- 9♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 06:06
- 11☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:44
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Wednesday, 19 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 8h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:44, lasts 15h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:42 to 09:23: 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.