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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:50
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:49
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:35
- 2☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 11:50
- 5♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:35
- 6☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:20
- 7♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 14:49
- 9☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:04
- 12♂︎ Mars17:04 – 17:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:49 – 19:04
- 2♀︎ Venus19:04 – 20:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:34
- 4☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:19
- 7♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:34
- 8☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:49
- 9♀︎ Venus03:49 – 05:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:19
- 11☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:49
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:50 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 8h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:49, lasts 15h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:50 to 09:35: 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.