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, 2 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:25
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 09:25
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:03 – 10:40
- 3☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 11:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:32
- 6♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 13:47
- 8♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:02
- 10☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 16:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:54 – 18:16
- 2☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:39
- 3♀︎ Venus19:39 – 21:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:24
- 5☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 01:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:32
- 8♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:55
- 9☉︎ Sun03:55 – 05:17
- 10♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 08:03
- 12☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:25
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Friday, 2 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:25 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 7h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:25, lasts 16h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:25 to 10:03: 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.