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 Saturday, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:22
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 09:22
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:39
- 3♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:18
- 4☉︎ Sun11:18 – 11:56
- 5♀︎ Venus11:56 – 12:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:13
- 7☽︎ Moon13:13 – 13:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 14:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:08
- 10♂︎ Mars15:08 – 15:46
- 11☉︎ Sun15:46 – 16:24
- 12♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:03 – 18:24
- 2☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:46 – 21:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 22:29
- 5♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:51
- 6☉︎ Sun23:51 – 01:12
- 7♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:55
- 9☽︎ Moon03:55 – 05:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:39 – 08:00
- 12♂︎ Mars08:00 – 09:22
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:22 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 7h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:22, lasts 16h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:22 to 10:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.