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 Sunday, 8 March 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:38 – 08:34
- 2♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:27
- 4☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:20 – 13:17
- 7♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:13
- 8☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:10
- 9♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 17:03
- 11☽︎ Moon17:03 – 17:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:59 – 18:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 19:59
- 2♂︎ Mars19:59 – 21:02
- 3☉︎ Sun21:02 – 22:06
- 4♀︎ Venus22:06 – 23:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 00:12
- 6☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:22
- 9♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:25
- 10☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:29
- 11♀︎ Venus05:29 – 06:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:35
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Sunday, 8 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:38 to 08:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.