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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:05
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 09:06
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 09:43
- 2♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:22
- 3☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:00
- 4♀︎ Venus11:00 – 11:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:38 – 12:17
- 6☽︎ Moon12:17 – 12:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 13:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:33 – 14:12
- 9♂︎ Mars14:12 – 14:50
- 10☉︎ Sun14:50 – 15:28
- 11♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 16:45
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:45 – 18:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:07 – 19:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:50
- 4♂︎ Mars20:50 – 22:12
- 5☉︎ Sun22:12 – 23:34
- 6♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:56 – 02:18
- 8☽︎ Moon02:18 – 03:39
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:39 – 05:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 06:23
- 11♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:45
- 12☉︎ Sun07:45 – 09:06
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:05 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 7h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:06, lasts 16h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:05 to 09:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.