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, 14 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:18
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 09:17
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 09:58
- 2☽︎ Moon09:58 – 10:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 11:56
- 5♂︎ Mars11:56 – 12:35
- 6☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:15
- 7♀︎ Venus13:15 – 13:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:34
- 9☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 15:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:32
- 12♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:32
- 2♀︎ Venus18:32 – 19:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 21:13
- 4☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:35
- 8☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:55
- 9♀︎ Venus03:55 – 05:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:36
- 11☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 09:17
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:18 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 7h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:17, lasts 16h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:18 to 09:58: 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.