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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:25
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 09:26
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 10:39
- 3☽︎ Moon10:39 – 11:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 11:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:29
- 6♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:06
- 7☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:42
- 8♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 14:56
- 10☽︎ Moon14:56 – 15:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 16:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:46 – 18:09
- 2☉︎ Sun18:09 – 19:32
- 3♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 22:19
- 5☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 01:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:29
- 8♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:52
- 9☉︎ Sun03:52 – 05:16
- 10♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 08:02
- 12☽︎ Moon08:02 – 09:26
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:25 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 7h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:26, lasts 16h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:25 to 10:02: 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.