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, 21 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:10
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 09:09
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 09:51
- 2☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 11:55
- 5♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:36
- 6☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 13:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 14:39
- 9☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 16:43
- 12♂︎ Mars16:43 – 17:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:42
- 2♀︎ Venus18:42 – 20:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:01 – 21:20
- 4☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 01:16
- 7♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:35
- 8☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:54
- 9♀︎ Venus03:54 – 05:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:31
- 11☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 09:09
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:10 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 8h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:09, lasts 15h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:10 to 09:51: 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.