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, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:17
- Sunset
- 16:42
- Next sunrise
- 09:18
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:17 – 09:54
- 2♀︎ Venus09:54 – 10:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:08
- 4☽︎ Moon11:08 – 11:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:00
- 7♂︎ Mars13:00 – 13:37
- 8☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:14
- 9♀︎ Venus14:14 – 14:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:28
- 11☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 16:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 18:05
- 2♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:28
- 3☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:51
- 4♀︎ Venus20:51 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:37
- 6☽︎ Moon23:37 – 01:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 02:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:46
- 9♂︎ Mars03:46 – 05:09
- 10☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:32
- 11♀︎ Venus06:32 – 07:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 09:18
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:17 and sets at 16:42: the day lasts 7h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:18, lasts 16h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:17 to 09:54: 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.