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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:05
- 2♀︎ Venus09:05 – 09:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:35
- 4☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 12:49
- 7♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:34
- 8☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:18
- 9♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 15:48
- 11☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:33
- 2♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:48
- 3☉︎ Sun19:48 – 21:04
- 4♀︎ Venus21:04 – 22:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 02:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:21
- 9♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:36
- 10☉︎ Sun04:36 – 05:51
- 11♀︎ Venus05:51 – 07:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:22
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 8h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:20 to 09:05: 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.