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, 31 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:26
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 09:26
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:03
- 2♂︎ Mars10:03 – 10:40
- 3☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:17
- 4♀︎ Venus11:17 – 11:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 12:31
- 6☽︎ Moon12:31 – 13:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:08 – 13:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:46 – 14:23
- 9♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:00
- 10☉︎ Sun15:00 – 15:37
- 11♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 16:51
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:51 – 18:14
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 21:00
- 4♂︎ Mars21:00 – 22:23
- 5☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:46
- 6♀︎ Venus23:46 – 01:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 02:31
- 8☽︎ Moon02:31 – 03:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 05:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:40
- 11♂︎ Mars06:40 – 08:03
- 12☉︎ Sun08:03 – 09:26
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Thursday, 31 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:26 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 7h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:26, lasts 16h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:26 to 10:03: 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.