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 Friday, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:22
- Sunset
- 16:42
- Next sunrise
- 09:22
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:22 – 09:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 10:35
- 3☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 11:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:25
- 6♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:02
- 7☉︎ Sun13:02 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 14:52
- 10☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 16:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:42 – 18:06
- 2☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:29
- 3♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 22:16
- 5☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 01:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 02:26
- 8♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:49
- 9☉︎ Sun03:49 – 05:12
- 10♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:59
- 12☽︎ Moon07:59 – 09:22
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:22 and sets at 16:42: the day lasts 7h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:22, lasts 16h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:22 to 09:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.