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 Wednesday, 13 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:19
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 09:18
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 09:58
- 2☽︎ Moon09:58 – 10:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 11:56
- 5♂︎ Mars11:56 – 12:35
- 6☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:33
- 9☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 15:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:30
- 12♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:30
- 2♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 21:11
- 4☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:35
- 8☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:55
- 9♀︎ Venus03:55 – 05:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:37
- 11☽︎ Moon06:37 – 07:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 09:18
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Wednesday, 13 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:19 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 7h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:18, lasts 16h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:19 to 09:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.