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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:48
- 2♀︎ Venus06:48 – 08:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:21
- 4☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 13:10
- 7♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:27
- 8☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:43
- 9♀︎ Venus15:43 – 17:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 18:16
- 11☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 21:33
- 2♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:17
- 3☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:00
- 4♀︎ Venus23:00 – 23:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:28
- 6☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 01:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 02:39
- 9♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:22
- 10☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:06
- 11♀︎ Venus04:06 – 04:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:33
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 15h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 8h 44m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:32 to 06:48: 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.