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 Tuesday, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:26 – 07:32
- 2☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:38
- 3♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:50
- 5☽︎ Moon10:50 – 11:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 13:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 14:09
- 8♂︎ Mars14:09 – 15:15
- 9☉︎ Sun15:15 – 16:21
- 10♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:33
- 12☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:40 – 20:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:28
- 3♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:22
- 4☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:16
- 5♀︎ Venus23:16 – 00:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:09 – 01:03
- 7☽︎ Moon01:03 – 01:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:51 – 03:45
- 10♂︎ Mars03:45 – 04:39
- 11☉︎ Sun04:39 – 05:33
- 12♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:27
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:26 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.