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, 5 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:08
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 09:10
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:08 – 09:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:46 – 10:24
- 3☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 11:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:18
- 6♂︎ Mars12:18 – 12:56
- 7☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:34
- 8♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 14:50
- 10☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 16:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:44 – 18:06
- 2☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:28
- 3♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 22:12
- 5☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 02:19
- 8♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:41
- 9☉︎ Sun03:41 – 05:03
- 10♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:47
- 12☽︎ Moon07:47 – 09:10
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Friday, 5 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:08 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 7h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:10, lasts 16h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:08 to 09:46: 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.