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 Thursday, 22 January 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:09
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 09:08
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 09:50
- 2♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:32
- 3☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:13
- 4♀︎ Venus11:13 – 11:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:55 – 12:36
- 6☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 13:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 14:40
- 9♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:21
- 10☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:03
- 11♀︎ Venus16:03 – 16:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:44 – 17:26
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 20:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:03 – 21:21
- 4♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:40
- 5☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:58
- 6♀︎ Venus23:58 – 01:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:17 – 02:35
- 8☽︎ Moon02:35 – 03:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 05:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:12 – 06:31
- 11♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:49
- 12☉︎ Sun07:49 – 09:08
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Thursday, 22 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:09 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 8h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:08, lasts 15h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:09 to 09:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.