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, 20 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:47 – 07:49
- 2♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:51 – 09:53
- 4☽︎ Moon09:53 – 10:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:58
- 7♂︎ Mars12:58 – 14:00
- 8☉︎ Sun14:00 – 15:02
- 9♀︎ Venus15:02 – 16:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:06
- 11☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:10 – 20:08
- 2♂︎ Mars20:08 – 21:06
- 3☉︎ Sun21:06 – 22:04
- 4♀︎ Venus22:04 – 23:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 00:01
- 6☽︎ Moon00:01 – 00:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 01:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 02:56
- 9♂︎ Mars02:56 – 03:54
- 10☉︎ Sun03:54 – 04:52
- 11♀︎ Venus04:52 – 05:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:49
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Sunday, 20 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:47 to 07:49: 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.