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 Friday, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 08:10
- 3☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:55
- 6♂︎ Mars11:55 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:24
- 8♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:54
- 10☽︎ Moon16:54 – 18:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:39 – 21:24
- 2☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:09
- 3♀︎ Venus22:09 – 22:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:40
- 5☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 01:56
- 8♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:41
- 9☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:26
- 10♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 04:57
- 12☽︎ Moon04:57 – 05:42
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 14h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:40 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.