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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:04
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 09:05
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 09:42
- 2☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 10:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 11:38
- 5♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 12:55
- 7♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 14:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:07
- 12♂︎ Mars16:07 – 16:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:46 – 18:07
- 2♀︎ Venus18:07 – 19:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:29 – 20:51
- 4☽︎ Moon20:51 – 22:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:39
- 9♀︎ Venus03:39 – 05:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:22
- 11☽︎ Moon06:22 – 07:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 09:05
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:04 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 7h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:05, lasts 16h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:04 to 09:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.