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, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:34
- 3☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:56
- 6♂︎ Mars11:56 – 13:04
- 7☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:12
- 8♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:27
- 10☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:42
- 2☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:35
- 3♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:20
- 5☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:57
- 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:50
- 9☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:42
- 10♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:28
- 12☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:20
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:18 to 07:26: 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.