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 Sunday, 21 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:14 – 09:05
- 2♀︎ Venus09:05 – 09:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 10:47
- 4☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:20
- 7♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:11
- 8☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:02
- 9♀︎ Venus15:02 – 15:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 16:43
- 11☽︎ Moon16:43 – 17:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:34
- 2♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:43
- 3☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:52
- 4♀︎ Venus21:52 – 23:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 02:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:36
- 9♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:45
- 10☉︎ Sun04:45 – 05:54
- 11♀︎ Venus05:54 – 07:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:11
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Sunday, 21 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:14 to 09:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.