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, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:08
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 09:07
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 09:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:31
- 3♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:13
- 4☉︎ Sun11:13 – 11:54
- 5♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:17
- 7☽︎ Moon13:17 – 13:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 14:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:22
- 10♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:04
- 11☉︎ Sun16:04 – 16:45
- 12♀︎ Venus16:45 – 17:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:45
- 2☽︎ Moon18:45 – 20:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:04 – 21:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:40
- 5♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:58
- 6☉︎ Sun23:58 – 01:17
- 7♀︎ Venus01:17 – 02:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:53
- 9☽︎ Moon03:53 – 05:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:48
- 12♂︎ Mars07:48 – 09:07
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:08 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 8h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:07, lasts 15h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:08 to 09:50: 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.